Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Chapter 221 Ringtone Business

Chapter 221 Ringtone Business
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In the dormitory, Karina is trying to imitate Susan's singing style.

"Please, sister, stop singing."

Yufei's mentality collapsed. Ever since Karina was eliminated from the show, she has been obsessed with practicing this singing style under the banner of learning from outstanding contestants.

I will show the results of my recent practice in any free time when I can hum a few lines.

Yodeling does give people the illusion that “I can do it, too.”

But to Yufei, it seemed like there was basically no result.

"What's wrong? Is your imitation not good?"

Karina felt that she was at least 80% of Susan's level, and would surely be a big hit as long as she sang.

"How should I put it?" Yuffie thought about the rhetoric for a moment, "Have you ever seen a donkey?"

"You said I sang like a donkey!"

Carina said angrily.

"No."

"Hmph, that's pretty much it."

"To be precise, it should be like a donkey being whipped." Yufei finished the last blow.

"Ah! Watch out!"

Karina shouted and threw Yufei onto the bed, stretching out her magic hands towards her armpits and waist.

Breathless laughter echoed in the room.

After the "fierce battle", Karina lay on the bed holding the Pidgeonmon doll, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“Am I really not good at singing?”

Seeing that her best friend seemed to be in a bad mood, Youfei decided to temporarily put aside the virtue of honesty for the sake of friendship.

"It's okay, actually. I was just joking with you. It doesn't sound like a donkey at all."

"Oh, it's not that I imitated it, it's that my own song was eliminated."

“I think your song is okay.”

Youfei recalled the content played in the first episode of the show. Although Karina's song was not selected by the mentor, it was at least played in its entirety.

In the first episode, many contestants were treated relatively well, as their performances were cut in half, and some were even left with only a dozen seconds.

In order to ensure the audience experience, the parts that really torture the ears were cut out, and the parts that were left are not great, but are above average.

Yufei quite likes Karina's song. What was the instructor's evaluation of it? If I remember correctly, it seemed not bad.

The melody is good, but it is too repetitive, and there is no ups and downs or changes. The lyrics don't have much content. It's okay to listen to a short section, but the whole song is quite boring and tiring to listen to.

This received pretty good reviews among the songs in the first episode. Even Ms. Rowling didn't criticize it, but just expressed regret and felt that it could have been done better.

“It’s really good.”

Yuffie affirmed again.

"Besides, you participated in the show to earn the announcement fee to recharge the game. Now you have made the money and achieved your basic goal. It's good."

This is the experience You Fei gained from working in the group. Among the various ambitious goals set at the beginning of a project, if one can be achieved in the end, it can be considered a successful project.

"Yes, I earned it, but after being on the show, I definitely hope to advance to the next round."

Karina said a little depressed.

"I originally thought I could go far in the show, and that way I could get rid of the title of the granddaughter of the drama guild president. Maybe when grandpa goes out in the future, everyone will call him Grandpa Carina."

Having one person in the family who is too famous is very stressful for the younger generations.

Surrounded by the halo of predecessors, no matter what you do, you will be compared with them, and if you are not very successful, you will be ridiculed.

People tend to think that children of geniuses will not be bad, but the reality is often not the case, and talent is difficult to inherit.

This is a good thing for the whole society. Geniuses may occasionally appear in ordinary families, and some once-prominent families may decline because of the mediocrity of their descendants.

This is true, but Galina doesn't really want to see her family decline in their generation. Among her generation, she is already the most outstanding one to be admitted to the Repin Academy.

Even though she only knows how to make various fireballs, her brothers and sisters are not as good as her.

It would be hopeless to make a good name in the wizard world by relying solely on the fireball, so Karina wanted to find another way and make a name for herself in the cultural field.

It seems to be of no consequence at the moment.

"Oh, then you have succeeded a little."

Yuffie said suddenly.

"Oh, you don't have to comfort me like that."

"No, I mean it. At least I succeeded a little in addressing you as grandpa."

"Huh?" Carina didn't understand what Yufei meant.

"Because our boss," Youfei explained, "has always called the president Grandpa Jialina, and everyone else has done the same. Even his nickname on the group's internal forum is Grandpa Jialina."

"Hahaha!"

Karina was amused and it was funny to think about the scene.

"No, why?"

"It may be Drogo's habit. He calls Susan Mother Elsa and calls Astrid the one taught by the church."

"The church one?"

"Yes, I call him 'the one from the church', but I won't call him that in front of church members."

"Then he must have a lot of complaints about the church."

"Maybe."

Astrid was the only other contestant besides Susan in the first episode who had all four mentors turn around.

It is also very popular on the Internet now.

Second only to Susan.

No one expected that the saints of the church would sing that kind of songs, breaking the stereotype that they could only recite scriptures and pray.

Moreover, she sings very well and has a good image, and she had a fan club the day after the show was aired.

However, Galina suspected that the Saint's popularity was only second, and that Drogo was secretly manipulating it.

In terms of audience, the Saint is undoubtedly wider than Susan.

She sang more, what's the word, yes, popular, she sang more popularly.

As for Susan's folk singing style, many people just watch it out of curiosity, but not many people really like to listen to it.

It can also be seen from the number of plays on the music platform that Susan's song only took the lead in the first two days after the show was broadcast, and was then overtaken by the Saint.

"Ah, I wish I were half as popular as she is."

Karina rolled over in bed and shouted.

"One tenth is fine. It's enough for me to participate in the resurrection match."

Singers who were not selected by the mentors for Feilin's song but received the highest popularity votes can participate in the revival round after the first round.

The popularity vote is very valuable, literally. Every real-name authenticated account will receive a free ticket after an episode of the program is broadcast, and the free tickets cannot be accumulated to vote for one contestant. Only one vote can be cast for each contestant.

If you want a paid ticket, you must buy a Tyrannosaurus Rex machine, player or other sponsored product, or spend money on it.

The cost of ranking is extremely high.

Just brushing the free playback volume is not enough.

"Aren't you in the resurrection zone now?" Yufei asked.

She would know even if she didn't want to know. Karina now checks the popularity rankings eighty times a day, and shouts out excitedly every time, even if there is no change from the last time she checked.

"I'm not sure. This is only the first episode. Who knows how many talented contestants there will be in the following episodes."

Carina rolled over on the bed faster.

This is her habit. When she is anxious, she likes to roll on the bed and adjusts the rolling speed according to the degree of anxiety.

The more anxious the faster.

At this rate, based on what Yufei had seen, it should be considered an unprecedented level of anxiety.

It makes me dizzy just looking at it.

"Ah - if only the production team could notify me to participate in the resurrection match right now, Drogo, please help me. As long as you can revive me, I will definitely be a loyal customer of Drogo Group's products in the future."

"What a weak condition. You are now a loyal customer of Drogo Group." Yufei complained on the side.

"Then what should we do? We don't have the conditions. Why don't you ask your boss if he wants to learn Fireball?"

"Ding dong!"

Before he finished speaking, an email notification came on his phone.

After passing the internal application test, the email system was also installed on commercially available mobile phones.

Ordinary people don’t use it much, but it was immediately welcomed by major companies.

It is not only convenient for business communication, but can also be used to send various small advertisements.

This event is on sale today, and that new product will be launched tomorrow.

"Who?"

Karina remembered that she had blocked the email addresses of companies that liked to send advertisements.

Curiously he took out his phone.

Today's mobile phones do not have a touch screen function, but they don't have many buttons either. They use a stylus, which is called a pen, but is actually a miniature staff engraved with runes.

It does not have the ability to cast spells, but when it is close enough to the screen, it can interact with the magic circle below the screen, achieving an effect close to that of a stylus.

Developed by Professor Moore and the Elven wizard Change Wizard, it was difficult to use in Drogo's opinion, as he could faintly see the light of the magic circle running from the bottom of the screen when he touched it.

Sometimes the stylus will still work even if it leaves the screen, so it is easy to touch by mistake.

And not only the mobile phone needs to be replenished, but the stylus also needs to be replenished regularly.

It has many shortcomings, but in the eyes of the residents of the Feilin Continent, it is already a super black technology.

Carina opened the email app. "The sender...ah!"

A scream startled Yuffie.

"what happened?"

"Yes, it was sent by the Drogo Group!"

"That's not normal." Yufei knew very well that the Drogo Group was the one that liked to send flyers via email the most.

"That's not normal. The signature is Drogo! What boss would use his own name to advertise?"

Yuffie thought about it and realized that her boss might indeed do so.

Carina excitedly opened the email.

"In view of your outstanding performance in the first episode of Feilin Good Song, we now sincerely invite you to the headquarters of Zhuoge Group to record your excellent works..."

After reading the email, Karina danced with excitement.

"I knew it, I knew it, I will definitely be resurrected, hahaha! I'm going to be a big star soon, I'm resurrected!"

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"No, no, no, you haven't confirmed your resurrection yet. The spots for the resurrection match will depend on the results of the popularity vote. Wasn't this the rule we informed you of before the show was recorded?"

In the audio studio of Drogo Group, facing the excited Karina, Drogo said calmly, holding a cup of milk tea.

This was a huge bucket of cold water poured on Karina, who had been happy all the way.

"Ah, no, what?" She didn't react immediately. "So, what am I here to record?"

"Record your song. Didn't you say in the email that you're not here to record a show?"

Drogo replied.

"Elsa, how do you write emails? Elsa?"

"Boss, you forgot that my sister is on leave today." Yuno, who was adjusting the equipment, replied.

"Oh, yes, why did she ask for leave?"

If Drogo remembered correctly, this should be the first time that Elsa took the initiative to ask for leave. She used to insist on going to work even when she was sick. She said that she hated her job, but she was actually quite proactive.

I asked for a rare day off today, and gave the reason of "something" without saying what it was, so Drogo approved it right away.

"Blind date."

"Pfft—cough cough cough," Drogo spat out a mouthful of milk tea, "She went on a blind date?"

"Yes, because my mom advanced in the show, she was taken on a blind date."

"Huh?" Drogo looked puzzled. What was the connection between the two?

But think about it, Elsa is already 22 years old, which is considered late marriage in Twin Towers City. If it were her hometown village, children of this age would all run away.

"So your mother doesn't put pressure on you?"

Yuno should be considered a super hot commodity in the marriage market. He has a high education, a high income, a decent job, no bad habits, a moderate age, and above average looks. Apart from hanging out with the undead all day long, there is no fault to be found.

It seemed a little strange to Drogo that he was still single.

"I've experienced pressure, but I gave it up. Science is my destined lifelong partner."

Yuno said with conviction.

"Wow," Drogo said in surprise. "Does that convince your mother?"

"No, the reason I told my mom was that I like boys."

"?"

Drogo felt that someone who locked himself in a laboratory all day might become a little abnormal.

"Your work is recorded for him." Drogo turned to Galina and said.

"Now mobile phones have a new calling function, which means two people can communicate through voice. This function is managed by Mr. Yuno. Although he speaks a little strangely, he is indeed a very good person."

Almost a year after the phone was launched on the market, it is finally getting the features it deserves.

"What does that have to do with recording my work?" Karina asked confusedly.

"It's like this. Just like when you receive a message, there will be a reminder sound. When you make a call, there should also be a reminder sound. And calls are usually more important than messages, so the reminder needs to keep ringing. It's more appropriate to use a song."

Drogo continued to explain, "The first batch will choose the appropriate song on the show. Apart from the one by Elsa's mother and the one by the church, yours is more suitable."

“Is my song really that good?”

Carina regains hope.

"That's not the case. The prompt sound can only be played for a few dozen seconds at most. Your song still sounds good if you play the chorus for a few dozen seconds. Any more than that won't work."

Carina almost didn't want to record it.

"Believe me, ringtones are also a great channel for communication. Not only can they be used as reminder tones, but they can also be used as ringback tones. You can get a lot of commission from them."

"Colorful bells?"

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Factory area, Liquid Bread Tavern.

This is one of the workers' favorite places to stay after get off work.

The wine isn't great, but it's cheap and plentiful.

And there is a large color magic video machine, which is the largest model available in the world.

The boss is also very generous. As long as there are people in the store, the magic camera will be turned on all the time and everyone can watch it as they please.

Unlike some tavern owners, who would turn off the magic vision device when there were not many customers in the tavern and say things like "Magic stones are not cheap, is it easy to open a store?"

In addition, there are several public mobile phones that can be rented for Internet access.

Old Mike rubbed the coal dust on the soles of his shoes outside the door, pushed the door open and walked into the pub.

There are a lot of people here today.

The reason is simple: tonight is the day when the second episode of Feilin's Good Songs will be broadcast.

This program is so popular right now. If you don’t watch it, you won’t be able to keep up with the topic when chatting with others the next day.

Their colleagues would gather in the pub to watch the show together, and the atmosphere would be lively with so many people.

Old Mike voted for Carina and he really hopes to see her in future shows.

Although the mentors all said that the song was not of high quality, lacked variety, and was not up to standard from a professional perspective.

But he likes it. He is not a professional, but he just likes to listen to young and beautiful girls singing energetically.

Working more than ten hours in the factory every day is tiring enough, and I have no mood to appreciate those so-called professional, advanced and meaningful works.

I just want to listen to some music and relax.

He even gritted his teeth and bought a Tyrannosaurus Rex machine on the pretext of giving it to his son as a birthday present, but in fact it was just for the paid ticket.

His son likes it and he has the tickets, so it’s a win-win situation, except that his wife complains about him spending money recklessly.

"After today's show, will I have another vote to cast?"

He sat down at the bar and asked the person next to him.

"Oh, you're still thinking about your Karina? Do you know her background? She wouldn't appreciate your support."

"I support her because I admire her. I don't need her to like me. Your realm is too low."

Old Mike turned to the bartender and said, "As usual, the money will be paid at the beginning of next month."

"Okay, you are noble, but the free ticket cannot be given to the same person twice, so you can't appreciate it."

"Bah, cunning Drogo."

Old Mike took a sip of his cold beer.

"Quick, use the store's public cell phone to give me a voice call."

"Come on, stop showing off your phone. If I didn't have to raise a child, I would have bought one a long time ago."

Old Mike has had enough. Ever since his co-worker bought a new mobile phone, he has been showing it off to everyone he meets, without worrying about being spotted and having it stolen.

"I'm paying for this new feature, don't you want to try it?"

As he spoke, he slapped a few copper coins on the bar.

Old Mike glanced at him and thought, it’s a waste not to use the free internet.

"Okay, where's that calling feature?"

"That's it." The worker directed Old Mike to operate.

Soon, a call was broadcast.

"and then?"

"wait."

After two "beep-beep" sounds from the phone ended, music suddenly started playing.

Old Mike immediately recognized that this was his favorite song of Karina.

"Why, how did it come from here? Isn't it only possible to play music on that player?"

I wanted a cell phone already, and now I want it even more.