Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 181: million sales, another Spring Festival Gala
"Brother, let's just say that this way of eating is a bit ugly."

"It's fine if you're short, but you're also expensive. That's too much."

"Brothers, don't buy it. Qin Chuan's behavior is too chilling. It's like going to a foot massage. The technician is old and ugly, but the fee is high. Even if the technique is good, I won't wash my feet."

"Let's go to another store to buy it. I think Jay Chou's albums are pretty good. They're large and filling, and there are many songs that I like."

"Goodbye, Xiao Chuanzi, I will be your anti-fan from now on."

The price of Qin Chuan's album is actually not that bad, and his fans don't mind spending a few bucks, but his short style is really infuriating.

You can buy Jay Chou's wheels at a cheaper price, so why buy this?

If it's a few dollars cheaper, everyone will buy it, or it can be the same as Jay Chou's, why should it be more expensive than others.

No matter how much netizens and fans cursed, there were always people who couldn't afford to spend a few dollars, so most of them still bought it.

I thought that if it didn’t sound good, I would come back and greet Qin Chuan’s ancestors.

Fans these days are still somewhat rational. If you sing well and act well, everyone will tolerate you. But if you can't sing or act well, then be prepared to be scolded.

Not to mention Qin Chuan, even if the Four Heavenly Kings came, they would have to be greeted by the family tree.

"When that star appears in the sky, you know, I start to miss it again."

"How many loves can only be seen from a distance"

"Like moonlight shining on the sea"

“When we were young, we thought”

“Love can last forever”

It was just the first song, "If Love Has Destiny", but after listening to it, the fans rolled up their sleeves and calmed down as they prepared to send their family greetings.

This song is nice.

The melody is also very familiar. Some netizens have already heard that the song is called Gray Space, a song from 2004, which was the theme song of the Korean movie If Love Has Destiny.

It's just that Qin Chuan re-revised the lyrics, artistic conception, and style of music, which are much better than the original, and are even better than the original.

"If Love Has Destiny, I watched this movie several years ago. It really moved me and I cried many times."

"This song is much better than the song Gray Space by Xiao Zhu."

"Based on this song, I won't argue with Qin Chuan about the ten dollars."

"In fact, the line that moved me the most was, when I was in a trance, I seemed to see you in the crowd. It has been eight years since I broke up with my ex, and many times when I stood on the street, I would see many people who looked like her..."

"Hey, I've played the first song over ten times. Brothers, which song are you at?"

"No, this piece is from Gray Space, just let it go. He is plagiarizing."

"Brother, don't rush to scold me. Take a look at Qin Chuan's blog. He just posted it. He has bought the copyright."

"Brothers, I'm stuck at the second level. Sheng Sheng Man, who understands how a Suzhou guy like me feels when listening to this song."

"I'm at the third level, and I can't get out in those fleeting years."

"Fuck, what song is so weird? Let me listen to it!"

……

On the second day after the album was released, Qin Chuan's sales volume surpassed Jay Chou, and there were no more voices criticizing him for his expensive prices.

Some people in the industry originally joined in the criticism and bought an album to listen to before criticizing, but they ended up secretly deleting their previous articles.

"I have to apologize to Brother Chuan here. I spoke a little too loudly before."

"Brother, you used to call him Xiaochuanzi."

"I was young and ignorant before."

"Me too. I was careless yesterday. Brother Chuan, this album is not expensive at all."

“Just the first song alone is worth the price of the album.”

"I've listened to all five songs. Each one is on par with Jay Chou's hit songs. Qin Chuan sold them cheaply."

"I like the last piece, Lantingxu, the most. I love Qinchuan's national style music."

"Fireworks fade away quickly, Lanting Preface, why do I feel like Qin Chuan is a combination of Jay Chou and Vincent Fang?"

"Don't talk nonsense, it's obvious that Jay Chou was influenced by Qin Chuan's songs and created some songs with a similar style to his."

"It seems that Jay Chou has always lived in Qin Chuan's shadow."

The album sales were the strongest in the first few days, with Qin Chuan selling more than 100,000 or 200,000 copies every day. In just two or three days, he surpassed Jay Chou.

Five days later, it took the lead and broke the one million mark.

Similar to movies, albums sell more in the early period, and then slowly slow down.

But Qin Chuan's trend has not slowed down, and he is selling more and more.

Breaking three million in ten days.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Qin Chuan’s last album sold over five million copies, largely due to his previous free strategy, which attracted a large number of fans and popularity.

Many people feel that they owe him an album after having been using him for free for so many years.

So when he released his first album two years ago, even though it contained songs that had already been released before, there were still a lot of people who bought it.

To put it bluntly, it's selling sentiment.

But feelings are something that can only be used once.

It didn’t work the second time.

If Qin Chuan doesn’t show his true talent for his second album, not many people will be willing to pay for it. We are not fools.

As a result, Qin Chuan came up with a condensed version, with only five songs released in his second album, which caused widespread ridicule.

Just when everyone thought he had run out of ideas and was going to be forgotten, the reputation of his album took a turn for the better.

There are five songs, each one is more popular than the other, and any one of them can be compared to the title song of Jay Chou’s album.

"Can anyone tell me what happened? Why did he suddenly become so aggressive?"

"Could it be that Qin Chuan bought it with his own money?"

"Stop being so mean, Qin Chuan's album is almost sold out. I went to several shopping malls today but couldn't find one. Can anyone spare me one?"

"This money is well spent and worth it."

Half a month after the album was sold, Qin Chuan's sales reached 5.5 million, far surpassing Jay Chou. At this time, no one was discussing Jay Chou anymore.

All of them are Qin Chuan’s five songs.

These songs are played on loop in the streets, barber shops, and food stalls.

Qin Chuan became a god with this wave.

The album sold for 7 million in 20 days and 8.2 million in one month.

Qin Chuan broke the single-month album sales record in the past decade.

Without stopping, Tianyu Media accelerated its pace and launched the second round of sales in Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia.

At this moment, Zhou Jielun is no longer Qin Chuan's opponent.

Tianyu Media's target is the whole of Asia.

The world didn't think about it. Because of the language barrier, no matter how beautiful the Chinese songs are, foreigners can't understand them.

At this time, at Qin Chuan's home.

He was downloading something on his computer, installing new software.

After several years of competition, the blog company he previously worked for has acquired many blogs on the market and has become a dominant player.

Blog was officially renamed Weibo.

He needs to download the software again, register his personal name, and go through a series of authentication tasks.

This kind of small thing should have been done by an assistant or someone in the company, but Qin Chuan had nothing to do, so he did it himself. It didn't take much effort anyway.

After a while, he had registered.

In the certification column, he thought about it and filled in the two occupations of actor and singer.

A few minutes later, a Weibo staff member called him.

Trembling, he asked excitedly, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Qin Chuan? We are the backend of Weibo for verification and certification. We saw your certification application and wanted to ask if it is you."

Qin Chuan sat in front of the computer with a cup of coffee and said lazily: "Didn't you see the materials I submitted?"

"Sorry to bother you. We are trying to prevent people from impersonating us. I wish you a happy life."

Less than five minutes after Qin Chuan hung up the call, another call came in, from someone claiming to be Weibo's operations manager.

They said they had assigned him a 24-hour dedicated customer service representative and he could contact them anytime if he needed anything in the future.

All of a sudden, Qin Chuan thought of the operations in the future: "If someone spreads rumors and slanders me on Weibo, can you delete the post?"

"Of course, no problem. It's all part of our job."

"What if I want to buy trending searches?"

"Ah, Mr. Qin, this is generally not allowed. But if you need it, we can help increase the exposure. The platform is very strong in promoting high-quality content."

It doesn’t say that you can buy it, but the meaning is very clear. This is not called buying hot searches, this is called promoting high-quality content.

Qin Chuan understood and asked, "Can I remove the trending search?"

"In principle, no, but we can remove those defamatory and slanderous contents that damage the online environment and have no evidence."

In principle, no, it is OK.

"Thank you, Manager Wang. I understand. I'll..." Qin Chuan wanted to buy a few trending searches later, but when he saw that he had already topped the trending search list, he swallowed his words and said, "I'll have a meeting later. Bye."

"Thank you Mr. Qin for choosing Weibo. You are busy."

Speaking of which, Qin Chuan is also an old customer. He was one of the first users when blogs first came out, and he is also the celebrity with the largest number of fans on the entire Internet.

Now that the blog has been revamped, he was one of the first to register.

With his help, we can save on advertising expenses. So it is not a big deal to provide a customer service representative and give him some small privileges.

I just don’t know where Qin Chuan got the information from, but he actually knew that their hot searches can be bought or withdrawn.

Young people have good brains and can play with things quickly.

After Qin Chuan took the lead in joining Weibo, some celebrities also joined in one after another.

Liu Sisi also organized a fan lottery on Weibo, with the first 100 people each receiving a copy of Qin Chuan's album.

"Sister Sisi, don't fool us. Qin Chuan's album is sold out. Haven't you bought it yet?"

"Don't underestimate your sister. I'll go to Qin Chuan's house and knock on the door at night to get the goods for you, believe it or not."

"Sister, you are so cool. What is your relationship like? Why are you so close?"

"You're trying to trick me. I won't be fooled."

The next day, there were still eight days until the Chinese New Year.

When Qin Chuan woke up, Jinlian called him.

"Good news, the director of the Spring Festival Gala called me and wanted to invite you to sing the Lanting Preface at the Spring Festival Gala on New Year's Eve. I wanted to ask if you have time."

If it were in the past, Jinlian wouldn't have needed to ask Qin Chuan's opinion. When encountering such a good thing, she would have directly helped him to agree to it.

It’s not possible now, Qin Chuan is the boss.

"Sister Jin, where did you get the illusion that I can refuse the Spring Festival Gala? Do you even need to think about it? Promise me, I will be there on time when the rehearsal is held."

The content and personnel of the Spring Festival Gala are usually decided two months in advance.

But temporary substitutions have occurred before, almost every year.

The Spring Festival Gala is only eight days away. It's his turn to go on stage now, which means that some unlucky guy has been replaced by him. Qin Chuan is not interested in who it is and is too lazy to find out.

He just had to go on stage and sing.

This program is watched by more than one billion people around the world, so it goes without saying how huge the traffic is. Even superstar Liu Dehua cannot be ignored and he has been a frequent guest at the Spring Festival Gala in recent years.

If Qin Chuan sings "Lanting Xu" on the Spring Festival Gala this time, his album will be sold out in Asia.

It is just around the corner to exceed 10 million.

"Okay, I understand. I'll arrange it right away. If there's nothing else, I'll go get busy."

"Wait a minute, something's up." Qin Chuan stood on the balcony and said towards Jin Lian's house, "Can you throw away that broken telescope of yours? You steal it every day. Hey, hey, hey, talk."

The phone hangs up.

"Okay, okay, let's play this way, right?" Qin Chuan immediately called Zhao Liying and said, "Xiao Zhao, buy me an astronomical telescope, the kind that can see the clearest."

He also bought one and they looked at each other.

Who is afraid of whom?

……

There are still three days left until the Spring Festival Gala.

The rehearsal scene.

Qin Chuan was holding a folding fan in his hand and wearing a new Tang suit as he greeted the senior artists.

"Sister Han Hong, we are really destined to be together."

Only a month later, he met Han Hong again. Their schedules overlapped a lot.

Han Hong was even more surprised than he was: "I haven't heard that you are going to be on the Spring Festival Gala."

"I just added it temporarily, just to join in the fun."

"Will you come home for dinner on New Year's Eve?"

"I'm in the second half, I guess I can't eat it."

"Me too, let's go together, call a few people and celebrate the New Year together."

"can."

It was already eleven o'clock when he finished singing. Liu Sisi's family would definitely not wait for him, and he felt embarrassed to keep them waiting.

Simply don't go.

After talking to Han Hong, Qin Chuan caught a glimpse of a familiar figure and tried to shout:
"Bao Qiang?"

Wang Baoqiang turned around and immediately smiled on his dark face: "Brother Chuan!"

The two haven't seen each other for a long time.

After the career developed, everyone was busy. Sometimes we had to spend New Year's Eve on the crew. Let alone friends, we hardly saw our parents in a year.

Men may want to make a phone call occasionally, but they don’t know what to say, so in the end all they can do is send text messages to wish each other a happy New Year and other holidays.

Qin Chuan slapped Wang Baoqiang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Why are you here!"

Wang Baoqiang grimaced in pain: "I have already been selected, and the song I sing is still the one you wrote for me. Whether you have money or not, go home for the New Year."

"It's you, I didn't know you were coming. I didn't see you in the previous rehearsals."

"I was added here temporarily, but you, kid, have made it big!"

The current Spring Festival Gala is not as good as it would be ten years ago, and any internet celebrity, star or variety show star can appear on it.

Ordinary people cannot perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

You have to be famous, your songs have to be positive, and you have to be positive to be on this list.

Qin Chuan only won the championship on Star Boulevard a few years ago, enjoyed some competition benefits, and appeared on the Spring Festival Gala once.

This time, it was probably because the new album sold so well and the several traditional Chinese songs in it were pretty good, that the director took a fancy to it and invited him.

But Wang Baoqiang didn't release an album.

The reason he was able to be on the show is simply because the TV series he starred in were full of positive energy and had a huge influence.

For example, Soldiers Assault.

After the show was broadcast, last year’s recruitment was much higher than in previous years.

"Keep a low profile." Wang Baoqiang grinned foolishly.

Meeting an old friend in a "foreign land", the two rarely see each other, so they found a place to chat. As they chatted, they talked about New Year's Eve. Knowing that Wang Baoqiang was not going back, he invited him to dinner together.

Wang Baoqiang nodded in agreement.

"Brother Chuan, you are not a good friend."

"Why am I not a good friend?"

"Your company..."

"Teacher Qin Chuan, it's your turn!"

"I'm here." Qin Chuan stood up and said to Wang Baoqiang, "Let's talk later."

Qin Chuan didn't come back for more than half an hour.

All the singers at the Spring Festival Gala are lip-syncing, and lip-syncing is very simple. The rehearsal is just to practice movement and coordinate with the dance troupe behind them as well as the lighting and camera positions.

After Qin Chuan finished his rehearsal, Wang Baoqiang also started his rehearsal.

After a while, Qin Chuan even forgot to ask Baoqiang what he wanted to say.

In a blink of an eye, it is New Year's Eve.

After the news broadcast, the Spring Festival Gala began and every household turned on the TV.

People in Southeast Asia, overseas, and wherever there are Chinese people watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Only a few people can see the backstage of the Spring Festival Gala. In an instant, the ratings soared in a diagonal manner.

Break five, break ten, break twenty, break thirty, break forty.

As the most watched program in the world, the Spring Festival Gala is so terrifying.

Backstage, Qin Chuan had been waiting for a long time. When the staff called his name, he went to the elevator under the stage to wait.

Standing below, he could clearly hear the host's voice.

After a few seconds, the prelude to Lanting Preface sounded and his body slowly rose.

"Lanting's calligraphy is like flowing clouds and flowing water"

"My heart is as delicate as your footsteps when you push someone under the moon."

"The thousand-year-old stele is easy to copy"

As soon as Qin Chuan appeared on the stage, the ratings of the Spring Festival Gala, which had just been declining, soared again.

There was applause at the scene.

In front of the TV, fans, music lovers, and ordinary people have been waiting for a long time. Some people watch TV tonight just to see him.

There’s no way, Qin Chuan is too popular this year.

On the stage, the song reached its climax and Qin Chuan opened the fan in his hand, on which was written the Lanting Preface in brush.

The article is too long and there is not enough space to write about the fan, so I only wrote part of it.

Like a handsome young man, Qin Chuan fanned himself with the wind and sang affectionately to the national audience outside the camera:
"It has nothing to do with Fengyue. I am waiting for your reply"

"With one stroke of pen, there are thousands of waves on the shore."

“No matter how I interpret the word love, I can’t write it right.”

"And I only lack your lifelong understanding."

In front of the TV, many viewers hummed along unconsciously. Qin Chuan's album sold so well that many people had already heard this song.

But when I sing it again, I still have a different feeling.

At this time, Jay Chou was also watching the Spring Festival Gala. He looked at Qin Chuan flying on the stage and remained silent for a long time.

(End of this chapter)