Start with a pop song

Chapter 215 "In the Name of the Father"

In the reception room of Filhan Music, which has moved to a new address.

Cao Shuzhe sat quietly on the sofa.

The receptionist asked him what he wanted to drink, and he said water. He then brought him a bottle of birch sap, asked him to wait, and left.

He was alone in the room.

Cao Shuzhe is the vice president of Penguin Music.

If possible, he really didn't want to come.

The vice president who was always in charge of contacting Fei Yang suddenly resigned a while ago.

Because of "competing business", he reportedly did not look for a job and went out to travel and relax.

The company's external relations business fell to him, the newly promoted vice president.

I thought it was a good thing.

After all, he was promoted.

Who knew that the first thing he would do after taking office would be such a hot potato.

——When promoting "Jingting", Song Dao publicly stated that future songs will be released exclusively on Jingting.

The anti-monopoly law promulgated by the state can restrain the platforms, but it cannot restrain the singers.

In the past, it was them, or large platforms like e-Network Cloud, that would take advantage of this rule to allow some singers to "voluntarily" choose to release their content exclusively on their platforms.

As a result, this time the situation turned against Tian Gang.

The singer took the initiative to want to release it exclusively on a certain platform.

If it were someone else, Penguin Music, which has a billion users, would definitely not care too much.

But Song is not good enough.

This guy has too much influence now!
He is a ruthless person who can support an entire platform on his own.

Today, the rise of "quiet listening" has become an unstoppable trend.

These platforms are also trying various ways to deal with it.

The most important part is that we can no longer continue to isolate and suppress the Feiyang faction.

Otherwise, people would just choose to listen to the release on a single platform.

Not only will they lose a large number of really good songs, but they will also inevitably lose a large portion of traffic!

Cao Shuzhe came here and made an appointment by phone in advance.

The appointment was with Mr. Qing from Feiyang.

The person who answered the phone just said that Mr. Qing was very busy those days, so he could come but might have to wait for a while.

Lao Cao is in his forties now and is not the kind of young man who can't sit still.

After all, you need help from others, so just wait.

As a result, the wait lasted for more than an hour.

It was almost ten o'clock when he arrived, and now it was almost time to get off work at noon.

I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

I was just about to go out and ask.

The famous Mr. Qing finally came in, pushing the door open.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Cao, I've kept you waiting. We just moved here two days ago and we have a lot to do."

Li Qingqing came over with an apologetic smile on her face and shook hands briefly with Cao Shuzhe.

Cao Shuzhe also smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I just came here in a hurry to visit you."

After the two of them sat down, Lao Cao didn't intend to beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Boss Qing, we are all in the same circle, so I'll be frank. Can you ask Mr. Song and his friends not to choose to exclusively release new songs on Jingting in the future?
If there is any misunderstanding between us, I think it can be explained; if there is any need, it is not impossible to discuss it.

After all, Mr. Song and Mr. Lin had a pleasant cooperation with Penguin Music before..."

Li Qingqing was not surprised by Mr. Cao's directness. She smiled and said, "You are right. In the business world, there is no such thing as grudges."

Cao Shuzhe breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Qingqing continued: "As a platform, you have your own choices, which is normal, but..."

She paused for a moment and said, "Neither our CEO Lin nor CEO Song can actually be considered businessmen."

Cao Shuzhe's heart skipped a beat, but he kept a smile on his face and didn't rush to explain anything.

He was mentally prepared to be sent here to discuss this matter.

Listening to music quietly is obviously directly and inextricably linked to the Feiyang system.

In the past month, the suppression of the Feiyang system by these platforms has been obvious to all.

Many netizens may not pay much attention to these things, but for people in the industry, who doesn’t know what’s going on?

Li Qingqing looked at him and said, "Whether it's you or the other music platforms, what they've done recently, well... from a business perspective, there's nothing wrong with it, and I agree with it.

But we have to admit that this kind of over-commercialization is harmful to singers who don’t have a good background or are unwilling to take advantage of their fans.”

Cao Shuzhe nodded helplessly.

There is no way to wash this thing away.

Although he was not the vice president and had little say when the company made this decision.

But even if he was in this position at the time, he probably wouldn't object.

"Boss Qing should also know that I have no say in this matter. Deep down, I don't agree with it."

It doesn’t really matter whether this is true or not.

The important thing is that he has to make his attitude clear.

Cao Shuzhe looked at Li Qingqing sincerely, "So I talked to the boss before coming here this time, and we made corrections and adjustments in time and put the play count list online.

In addition, our cooperation has always been very pleasant.

Mr. Zhao, who made this decision earlier, has already resigned.

To the outside world, I walk on my own, but actually... you know.

I wonder if we can discuss a remedy so that Teacher Lin and Teacher Song can calm down..."

It doesn’t matter why Mr. Zhao resigned. At this time, the blame can only be put on the other party.

After all, he only has one mission.

As long as he can allow Feiyang's people to continue releasing songs on Penguin Music, his mission will be accomplished.

As for what price one has to pay for this, that is another matter.

Before he came, a senior vice president of Penguin Group even called him bypassing the boss of Penguin Music.

Tell him that the Penguin executives don't want to break up with Song Dao.

Well, it’s not Fei Yang, it’s Song Dao.

The other party didn't explain the reason, and he didn't ask any more questions.

Because this phone call itself is an attitude.

The leader also gave him a privilege to promise Song some resources at the top of the entire Penguin Group.

Therefore, Cao Shuzhe still felt somewhat confident.

Li Qingqing smiled and said, "Mr. Cao, you are too serious. There is no point in being angry or not. I just said that business is business, and the adjustment of your platform is also a commercial behavior.

Teacher Song and Teacher Lin are both pure singers, so they wouldn't be angry about this.

It’s just that we have signed some agreements with ‘Jingting’, and at least in the short term, the singers here will be released exclusively.

Maybe there will be adjustments in the future..."

Cao Shuzhe was silent for a moment, then said, "Boss Qing, let's not beat around the bush. 'Quietly Listen to Music' is actually your Feiyang Music's own platform, right?"

This kind of thing is not an isolated case in the circle.

There are currently two music platforms, each belonging to two large entertainment groups.

Li Qingqing shook her head: "I won't hide it from you, we do know the owner of Jingting Music, but it's not Feiyang Music.

Feiyang is just a small music company, how can it have the strength to create such a music platform? "

Li Qingqing refused to admit it, and Cao Shuzhe had no choice.

Since the day Jingting was launched, countless people have wanted to find out its background.

But its equity background is too mysterious.

It's impossible to penetrate at all.

There are rumors in the circle that it is related to Linchuan Group.

In fact, it is difficult to dig deeper at this point. As a top domestic technology giant, if they want to cover up something, it is really difficult for the outside world to detect it.

Cao Shuzhe smiled bitterly and said, "That is to say, for people like Teacher Song and Teacher Lin, it is impossible for their new songs to be released on other platforms in the short term, right?"

Li Qingqing nodded.

Cao Shuzhe said: "If there is only one platform, it is not so easy to get on the big list. Alas, this may not be good for them."

The words were soft.

The threat is subtle but strong.

Li Qingqing just smiled and looked at her watch.

Cao Shuzhe stood up tactfully and said, "Boss Qing, please help me persuade Teacher Song. If Teacher Song changes his mind, you can contact me at any time and I can talk to Teacher Song in person. In fact, we can provide more than just music resources."

Li Qingqing nodded: "Okay, Mr. Cao."

I sent Cao Shuzhe outside and watched the other car leave.

He smiled faintly and turned back.

In fact, Cao Shuzhe was not the first music platform executive to come to him.

Before him, people from Yiwangyun had been here.

Including the senior management of the audio-visual company's own music platform, they all visited in person.

Also tried to get the audio-visual endorsement behind it.

They were all declined.

Just like Penguin Music cannot represent the entire Tencent, Audio-Visual only has a music platform, which cannot represent Audio-Visual.

Theoretically, if Fei Yang does this, the songs of this group of people will find it difficult to make it to the charts because they are released on a single platform.

But the situation now is that once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

They must first promote quiet listening music.

How to promote?

Exclusive is naturally the best!
Of course, this requires absolute self-confidence.

If one's influence is not that great, one does not have enough fans, and one's loyalty is not that high, then this kind of behavior will not only fail to promote the platform, but will also cause a huge loss of one's own popularity.

But this is not a problem for the current Feiyang faction!
Just when the calls from all over the Internet for Brother Gou to release a new song were getting louder and louder and had become a trend.

Song Dao posted a message on his personal blog.

"My new song will be officially released on Jingting Music at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, so stay tuned."

As soon as the news came out, the entire Internet became lively.

……

“Haha, it’s indeed released exclusively on their own platform!”

"There is no evidence that listening to music is directly related to the Feuillant movement?"

"It doesn't matter whether we are related or not, we will go wherever Gou Ge releases his songs!"

"It's great to listen to music quietly. It's very easy to use. In addition, many singers join in every day in recent days. Many of them are old singers that I liked very much in the past."

"I'm really looking forward to it. Can you sing another Chinese style song, Brother Gou?"

"Those two graduation season songs really made me cry. I love and hate Dog Brother at the same time."

"Brother Gou knows how to pamper his fans."

"It's so funny, dog fans, you should say that your dog brother knows how to hype and how to make money!"

"That's right. He could have chosen to release it on all platforms, but he chose to release it only on Jingting. Isn't it obvious that he wants to take advantage of you?"

"Don't be silly. Song is still the major shareholder of Feiyang Music. I can guarantee with my head that Jingting Music must have his shares. He also has capital now. It's just you bunch of dog fans who are still supporting it foolishly all day long."

"Which platform doesn't cut leeks? They trick you in first, and then the membership price is still very expensive!"

Different voices must exist.

This kind of thing is inevitable.

Even if the major platforms do not lead the trend, there are still many people who look down on Song Dao, dislike the Fei Yang school, as well as various rationalists and sober people who come out to make trouble.

Not to mention, after realizing that the Feiyang Group was determined to be tied to Jingting Music, how could these platforms not take action?

Not only do they set the pace, they also begin to channel resources into those popular singers.

With the cooperation of the company behind the popular singer, a series of activities were launched.

For example, if you listen to a new song in its entirety once, you can get a flower, killing two birds with one stone and allowing you to better support your idol.

For example, by playing some specific songs in full, you can briefly obtain premium membership for a few days and listen to the highest quality audio for free.

The effects of these methods are quite powerful!

Those popular singers that platforms and entertainment companies want to promote are showing a surge in both sales and playback charts.

Even Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai, who have extremely crazy fan bases, were defeated by this wave.

Song Dao's song "Blue and White Porcelain", which had been released for a long time, was also knocked down from the top of the playback chart.

Although it is still in the top ten, it has begun to be criticized by a large number of internet trolls.

"Song Dao is just so-so, he is not a god, his songs are indeed good, but others are not bad either!"

"Song Dao is nothing special, and Waterstrike 3,000 has been over-mythologized. How can music be high or low? If they can write hit songs that top the charts, so can anyone else!"

"In the Internet age, even a dog can be hyped up as a wolf god. There were so many gold medal songwriters and godfather-level figures back then, but none of them was as flamboyant as Song Dao. It seemed that he could really beat everyone by releasing a new song exclusively."

"There is no such thing as a young godfather, and no one is truly invincible. The fact that our brother Zhao Qi's second original song "Swaying in the Wind" successfully topped the charts is enough to show his talent!"

Under the operation of Times Media, in the second episode of the second season of singer-songwriter Zhao Qi created the song "Swaying in the Wind", which topped the list again.

Number one on both lists!

If he only had one song, "Blue Planet", many people would think that he was forced to be promoted by capital.

But with his second song topping both charts, more people finally noticed his existence.

Public opinion can really cover up the truth.

Many people feel that they are very clear-headed and will not be swayed by public opinion.

Is the truth really like this?
Just like the famous saying: What you see is just what someone wants you to see!

This vigorous deification campaign by Time Media is indeed effective.

And it's very powerful!

Nowadays, more and more people begin to think that Zhao Qi is indeed quite good.

The young man has a good image and good temperament.

His appearance is not inferior to top stars such as Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai.

Just as talented!

Nowadays, being able to independently create good-sounding songs and write your own lyrics is considered talented in people's eyes.

The singing skills are also very good.

He can't be compared with Song Dao, but compared with Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai, he can definitely crush them easily!
It is inevitable that such people will become popular after being packaged and using the best resources.

Ma Shen also saw the potential in Zhao Qi at the beginning, but it was a pity that Ma's temple was too small.

It is destined that we cannot support people like Zhao Qi.

Add to that the ungrateful nature of a person, and running away is the inevitable choice.

Once anything becomes a trend, it is terrible.

Under the guidance of the professional fan leaders of Times, a large number of Zhao Qi fans have produced various short essays.

Even the singer-songwriters from the first season last year were influenced by this group of people.

The short essay is well-written.

It was said that Zhao Qi was deliberately suppressed, which was why he couldn't even beat ordinary people like Zhong Yutong and Xue Lin.

If he hadn't been suppressed, the championship would have been his!
It is said that Song Dao and Lin Fei were in love at that time, and Lin Fei used her own resources to force Song Dao to marry her...

It is difficult to distinguish such seemingly true things.

People like Qiu Xinyao, Sun Meiqi, Zhong Yutong, and Hu Wei who participate in various activities outside will also be asked about this when they are interviewed.

But all declined to comment.

"I'm sorry, I don't know Zhao Qi very well, so I can't comment."

"Oh, how busy have I been lately? How can I have time to pay attention to anything else?"

"I don't know. My songs are all arranged by the company. I don't ask how they are released."

"Well, I don't know about this, and I haven't paid attention to it..."

It’s just that these people from the Feiyang faction, including those who are close to Song Dao, all reposted the blog post that Song Dao posted on Shuibo.

Clearly support Song Dao's new song.

……

July 20th.

8am.

The number of downloads has exceeded 100 million, and Jingting Music, which has more than 90 million registered users, has once again ushered in a wave of download craze!
Even with the best servers, there were still some lags and delays for a while.

Everyone in the technical team was working like crazy, and it took them a lot of effort to stabilize this crazy situation.

Those industry insiders who were paying attention to Jingting and the release of Song Dao’s new song were all shocked.

In an era when smartphones were not so popular, Shuibo, the leading social portal at the time, would often be paralyzed by news about some top stars.

But today, with servers becoming more powerful and more and more social platforms, such scenes rarely occur.

Not to mention that it is now being rumored in the circle that Linchuan Group is behind Jingting Music.

It turns out that problems can also occur with the servers provided by this leading technology company.

It can only mean one thing - there are too many people logging in at the same time!

Fortunately, Yan Yu had done a lot of preparation in advance.

What’s interesting is that at that time, the top technical experts in Linchuan thought that Princess Yan Yu was making a big deal out of nothing.

"Our server will not have any problems even if there are 100 million people online!"

The result was a slap in the face.

Just as the pointer pointed to eight o'clock, the number of people online at the same time displayed in the background exceeded 150 million!

That is to say, on the morning when Song Dao was about to release his song, tens of millions of people downloaded it through major app stores!
Then almost all of these people, including those who downloaded it in the previous few days, logged in to listen to the music.

Everyone is waiting for Song Dao’s new song!

……

Seven fifty in the morning.

In the president's office of Yiwang Cloud.

President Qin Guangyuan clicked on the green icon of Mute on his computer.

As a veteran gamer, his computer configuration is currently the best.

He is also a huge music fan.

Like the big boss of Yiwang, he likes playing games and listening to music. When he was young, his biggest hobby was to play games in an Internet cafe with headphones on.

Even though he has become a high-ranking corporate manager now, this hobby has not changed at all.

Qin Guangyuan actually likes Song Dao's songs very much.

He also likes Lin Fei's.

At that time, it was also he who constantly exposed people to Feuillant's music.

It’s a pity that personal appreciation and liking cannot be used as the basis for his judgment in the business field.

In his opinion, the "aloofness" of the Feiyang faction is a bad habit that should not be tolerated.

As the boss of the platform, he needs to make those people realize the importance of the platform.

If the people from Fei Yang's faction, to be precise, Song Dao and Lin Fei, took the initiative to find him and surrender.

He doesn't mind the conditions offered to Times Media: the money from your company's ranking will be returned to you through other means, and the income from fans' ranking will be split 50-50.

He was very confident until he heard it quietly.

Even when he was having a private gathering with friends, he sneered and mocked those people in the Feiyang faction for being hypocritical.

"When their own interests are affected and their popularity starts to decline, they will come to me for help!"

In fact, his judgment is correct.

The only thing I forgot to consider was that Feuillant actually... launched a pretty good music software in such a short time!

Yes, pretty good!
As a professional, he downloaded Jingting on his computer and mobile phone as soon as he got the news about its launch.

perfectly worked!

Although it doesn’t have all the bells and whistles, it is very user-friendly.

The key is that the highest-level audio source for quiet listening should be better than their Yiwang Cloud and Penguin Music.

Before this, their Yiwang Cloud was the best!

It was not until this moment that Qin Guangyuan truly realized the danger.

But they have missed the best time.

Even if Feiyang Lezhang and his group don't have a powerful background, it would be difficult for them to suppress Jingting.

According to the current Internet environment, maybe the more they are suppressed, the better they will live!

While waiting for Song Dao to release his song, the boss of Yiwang suddenly called him.

"Xiao Qin, do you think it's possible for us to acquire Jingting?"

"Ah?" Qin Guangyuan was a little confused.

As one of the two high-income sectors of e-commerce, games and music, it is normal for the boss to attach importance to this matter.

But the question is, to acquire Jingting?
Is this serious?

"I'm not kidding. In just a few days, their users have exceeded 150 million, and will continue to grow rapidly. Then I checked and found that their audio processing is more advanced than ours. If we let it go, they will become a bigger opponent than Penguin. Do you think it's possible for us to acquire it with tens of billions of dollars now?"

As the time approached eight o'clock, Qin Guangyuan refreshed the page and suddenly found that it was a bit stuck.

So he refreshed the screen again while talking on the phone: "Isn't this unrealistic?"

The page is still stuck.

However, he suddenly heard a voice like someone talking on the other end of the phone.

He was speaking a language he couldn't understand.

Are there any foreigners around the boss?

Qin Guangyuan was a little confused.

I wondered what was going on. Could it be that a foreign consortium wanted to join forces with my boss to acquire Jingting?
But in the next moment.

A very grand musical accompaniment sounded.

Accompanied by the singing female voice and those whispers.

Qin Guangyuan felt a little tingling on his scalp for a moment.

Grass!
This is Song Dao’s new song!
The boss over there suddenly stopped talking.

Qin Guangyuan refreshed the Jingting page again and felt that the server was finally stable this time.

Then he also saw the song that appeared under Song Dao's name.

"In the Name of the Father"!
double click.

He put the phone on speakerphone.

Place them facing each other.

rap!

Song Dao's new song is actually a rap song?!

And his pronunciation sounds a bit sticky, but it seems to blend perfectly with the weird and strange yet catchy accompaniment.

very strange!

Qin Guangyuan, a super music fan with a deep understanding of music, felt his scalp tingling.

What kind of narrative style song is this?

Before, he also thought that Song Dao’s new song would be a Chinese-style song like "Blue and White Porcelain".

Who would have thought that it would be such a song?

It instantly makes people feel trapped in a musical maze.

I can’t get out. I can’t get out at all.

At this time, Qin Guangyuan did not seriously interpret the lyrics.

Just the Gothic-style accompaniment that seemed to carry some kind of mysterious ritual made him realize the extraordinary nature of this song.

Until both sides finished playing the song, the two people who were still on the phone did not speak for a long time.

half an hour.

The boss over there said, "Regarding the acquisition, please study the feasibility and come up with a plan for me. This song is so strange. I want to listen to it twice more."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Qin Guangyuan also chose to play again.

In his spacious office, the million-dollar speakers started playing again.

at the same time.

This rap song has an extremely strange style, but it is a song that makes people want to listen to it again and again. It has taken the entire Internet by storm!
“This song is so weird!”

"The first few 'ahs' scared me. How did Song Dao write such a song?"

"Dog's new song is actually rap? I don't understand it, but it feels really cool!"

“The visuals are so strong, I feel very depressed and the atmosphere is heavy. I feel like I was instantly pulled into a medieval castle…”

"The musicality of this song is so terrifying, it feels like another masterpiece that will take over the entire Xiayu music scene has been born!"

"Why don't I feel this song is good? But for some reason I still want to listen to it again..."

“It had a very strong cinematic feel, I felt like I was watching an Italian mafia movie!”

"Fuck, this horrible sense of ritual can actually be heard from a song?"

At this time, the comments are basically still limited to the comment section of this song.

But its influence is spreading rapidly across the entire Internet at an incredible speed.

It only took half an hour.

It has already become the number one hot search on all platforms!

Audio-visual here——

"Oh my god, this new song is so scary!"

"Italian, opera opening, retro piano, strings, brass create a weird feeling, the female opera after the first part, combined with the retro piano, pushed the atmosphere to the highest point, this song is so explosive! And, I don't know if you can hear it, the female opera in it is Lin Fei, it's Lin Fei!"

“That five-shot scene in the middle of the song really scared me!”

"This song is a tribute to the movie Godfather, where Michael Corleon eliminated five gang leaders in an epic assassination!"

"Fuck, such a dark song actually has such a story in it? The person above is awesome!"

"When I listened to the prelude, I felt a little scared, but when I listened to the latter part, I became more and more fascinated."

"No, what are you all bragging about here? What's so good about this song? Song Dao's pronunciation is very clear, but I can't understand the lyrics of this song. Why do I feel like you guys are praising him to the sky with his mumbling rap?"

"The fans' praise is so funny. How can this song be compared with my brother Zhao Qi's "Blue Planet" and "Swaying in the Wind"? It's really funny. They dare to praise anything to death!"

"It's obvious that Feiyang Lezhang is really rich now. He's so rich. Less than an hour after the song came out, it was already the number one trending search on all platforms. If you change it to a Chinese style, I won't say anything, but what the hell is this?"

Before this song took off, a large number of Zhao Qi's fans and the internet trolls from Times Media came in and started a crazy attack.

However, at this moment, this group of people could not imagine what a terrible frenzy this song would create.

……

Song Dao, Lin Fei and Yan Yu were still in the temporary office on the same floor of Linchuan Group.

It looks like the number of downloads is skyrocketing like crazy.

Both goddesses Lin Fei and Yan Yu were numb.

In fact, if Song Dao didn’t want to build his own platform, he wouldn’t release this song now.

Song Dao was very clear about the various records that this song set that year.

It is hard to imagine that in his original time and space, this song "In the Name of the Father" was released in the past few years.

Even in 2025 when he traveled through time, it was still ahead of its time.

Many people may not be able to appreciate it, but no one can deny its artistic value and achievement.

In that era, when this song was released, more than 700 million people around the world could listen to it at the same time.

In the Xia Kingdom in another time and space, he believed that with the influence of the Song Dynasty to the present, it would not be too bad.

Although because it is not released on all platforms, the number of people listening online at the same time will decrease.

But at the same time, there will definitely be countless users who download Jingting Music because of this song!
The same is true.

According to the information feedback from technical staff, a large number of foreign users have begun to download the Jingting software!

And it is expanding exponentially!

From a few hundred or a few thousand at the beginning, it quickly spread to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and then began to explode.

At first, Yan Yu had some doubts about this strange rap song being used by Song Dao as the first shot to promote Jingting.

She understands music, so of course she knows that this song is great.

But the problem is that this song is not as friendly to the middle-aged and elderly market as songs like "Blue and White Porcelain" and "You, My Deskmate".

In short, many people don’t understand!

But Song Dao and Lin Fei both insisted that there was nothing wrong with the song.

Song Dao insisted because he knew.

Lin Fei persisted because she not only understands music, but also understands the current market!

“Let alone releasing this song now, even if it was released 20 years ago when people’s minds were relatively closed, it would still be invincible!”

Just now.

The Queen even used a pseudonym to write a long review in the comment section of the song.

The number of likes quickly exceeded one million!

She wrote:

[This song by Gou Ge is invincible! ]

[It cleverly combines a variety of musical styles, takes classical music as the cornerstone, and uses a large number of orchestral instruments to create a grand and solemn atmosphere. ]

[Like a classical symphony, it has a strong auditory impact. At the same time, the rap element gives the song a modern and rhythmic feel.]

[It also has a movie soundtrack style, rich sound effects and melody changes, giving people a strong sense of picture. This fusion of styles breaks the boundaries of traditional music styles and is extremely groundbreaking. It is a milestone song! ]

The post is very long, and there are many interpretations on "religious elements", "human nature and salvation", "cultural metaphors", etc.

It can be said that the rapid popularity of this song on the entire Internet is closely related to Lin Fei’s very professional interpretation post.

Countless fans of Song Dao and Fei Yang used the content of this analysis post to confront those black fans.

However, at this moment, several people's attention was not on the song itself which became popular as soon as it was released.

Instead, just listen to the crazy surge in music downloads!

At nine o'clock in the morning, one hour after the release of "In the Name of the Father", the number of Jingting downloads exceeded 200 million.

Number of people online... 170 million!

At this point, this software has become a big hit!

Become a true phenomenon.

It was just launched a few days ago, and the daily activity can be attributed to its novelty.

But now?

This horrific daily activity has left all the people in the industry dumbfounded.

Even top music platforms like Penguin and Yiwang usually calculate monthly active users.

Having over 100 million monthly active users, or several hundred million when a big shot releases a song, is already quite amazing and terrifying data.

On average, it’s only a few hundred or tens of millions per day.

Jingting, the news of daily active users exceeding 100 million is a bolt from the blue for all friendly competitors!

Billions of dollars in cash to acquire a platform of this level?
Playing? ! ! !
This is a pure music platform.

Although it has certain social attributes, it is completely different from short video platforms such as Shiying and Woxiu.

We have all seen people constantly watching videos on their phones, but who has seen hundreds of millions of people using the same app to listen to music at the same time?

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

Downloads exceeded 300 million!

The number of people online at the same time is 250 million!

At 5 pm, the number of downloads exceeded 500 million.

There are 370 million people online.

eight pm.

Twelve hours before the song is released.

Jingting has been downloaded over 800 million times.

The number of people online at the same time: 550 million!

Although the download speed finally began to slow down, this miraculous and terrifying data completely stunned the entire Xia Internet.

One song...created a brand new platform?

Although there is still a certain gap between it and Penguin Music and Yiwang Cloud, which have more than one billion users.

But Jingting has only been online for a few days?
What really silenced the entire industry and made countless people on the Internet cheer in shock, as if it was a feast that suddenly arrived, was the number of views of this song that was updated in real time on the big charts!
More than 795 million!

In other words, almost everyone who downloaded the listening software played the song in its entirety within these twelve hours!
What kind of magical data is this?!
In the audio-visual hot search headlines, all kinds of comments have already gone completely crazy.

“Hahahaha, I’ve seen this for a long time. Those haters who say that a single platform can never beat all platforms should speak up!”

"In the name of the father, I am dying of laughter. Haters, do you feel the pressure from your father?"

"It's almost 800 million views in one day. It's only one day! Come on, come on, if anyone hasn't downloaded Jingting or listened to it, be more conscious."

"I'm not a fan of Song Dao, but I feel like I'm participating in a national feast. Is this the god we created?"

"I don't know what words to use to describe this amazing thing. Thanks to this amazing era, we can visualize all the popularity! A new song, in less than a day, has been played 800 million times. Really, when I saw this data, I just wanted to say, what the hell is a sales chart?"

"Damn it, why can each person only be counted once a day? I've been playing this song on repeat for the entire afternoon, dozens or even hundreds of times! I really like it every time I listen to it!"

"If other platforms want to beat Gogo in terms of the number of views, they may have to resort to fraud. Otherwise, I believe no one will be able to surpass this record, either now or in the future."

“It may not be impossible for anyone to surpass it. More and more users are listening to it quietly and adding Dog’s new song!”

Facing this circumstances.

All major music platforms are silent.

The group of fans of Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai who refused to accept the situation that day were confused and dumbfounded.

Fortunately, their idols also reposted Song Dao’s blog post, and this group of people went to listen to "In the Name of the Father".

Then many people can’t go back… they are no longer clean and have betrayed their beloved idols.

It's just that no one dares to say it.

However, Times Media, Zhao Qi, and the group of people who supported Zhao Qi were completely dumbfounded.

Amid the heated discussions on the entire Internet, few people mentioned Zhao Qi's name and his two songs...which went from being number one on both charts to number one on the sales chart.

Even if he was scolded, Zhao Qi would feel better.

As long as they are commented together, it means that his status is the same as Song Dao.

But the problem is, not many people are saying it!
Occasionally, some people would bring up the Yin-Yang issue, but it would be quickly fought back by more people.

Even if they scolded him, those people thought it was dirty!

"Stop joking. This song by Brother Gou is absolutely ahead of its time and will definitely leave a strong mark in our Xiayu music scene. What are those songs by Zhao Qi? To be honest, they can't even compare to those songs by Brother Gou that he sang when he first debuted. Don't mention him. It's embarrassing for Brother Gou!"

"Please don't talk about those songs by popular singers or young idols, okay? You can say you don't understand them, but don't just come and ride on the popularity of In the Name of the Father. You can't ride on the popularity of In the Name of the Father."

"Someone said before that Gou Ge didn't deserve to be called the young godfather. At that time, I thought that Yao Guohua, an old king who has been popular for more than 40 years, would not speak nonsense. He really gave his evaluation based on his professional field. As a result, a bunch of people who don't know shit are shouting all kinds of things. I just want to ask, with 800 million views in half a day, a person who supports an entire music platform by himself, if he is not the godfather, then who are you?"

"Your capital can support your traffic, but don't come here to challenge our Gou Ge. Also, some people really need to know the truth. You don't have that many fans! Don't you know how many of your fans are water armies?"

"Forget it, forget it. Let's just discuss this godly song of Gou Ge. Don't mention others. It's bad luck!"

Carnival and feast!
When Song Dao, Lin Fei and Yan Yu left, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

At this time, the number of downloads of Jingting has reached over 870 million.

There is a very scary statistic here.

——Over 200 million overseas users!

If this continues, it will break 1 billion and become a first-tier music platform on the same level as Penguin Music and Yiwang Cloud. It will be just around the corner!
Even if only one in ten people become members in the future, that would be a pretty staggering income.

Why do all artists in the entertainment industry want to open their own studio after becoming famous?

The income that one person can earn is completely incomparable to that of many people.

There is an insurmountable gap between us and this kind of platform.

Even because of Song Dao's artist attributes, in the eyes of countless people he is still a popular creative singer.

The top star in the music industry.

But in fact, Song Dao, who owns 50% of the shares of Feiyang Music, has already completed the identity transformation even if he did not create the music platform "Jingting".

It's just that no one will specifically promote these people. Even if many netizens know about them, they will be more attracted by the star aura of Song Dao.

I don't really think of him as that kind of entrepreneur.

This is actually not a bad thing.

At least for now, Song Dao still needs his own star aura.

Without this light, how could he create such a miracle on his own?
It is said that wealth and power are the best C medicine.

This is not true at all.

Even though it was already past midnight when I returned to Yan Yu's studio.

But none of the three felt sleepy at all.

I was so excited that I almost went crazy the whole night.

……

Song Dao's song was like a magic sword, splitting open all the darkness and filth in the Xia country's music circle.

Let those rotten and old things disappear in an instant.

Even as time goes by, it may come back.

But for the Feiyang people, Song Dao has opened up a bright future for them.

At the same time, for more people who were still on the sidelines, they can finally make up their minds.

It was the same night.

Jiang Ying, who was eating crayfish and drinking red wine with her sister at home, suddenly received a call from Shi Yuyan.

At this moment in her home, the expensive audio system was still playing Song Dao's "In the Name of the Father".

Seeing the caller ID, Jiang Ying suddenly smiled.

"I thought she could hold out until tomorrow?"

Just now, half an hour ago, Hou Tianwei and Bi Xuefeng called.

Expressed willingness to cooperate deeply with Feiyang.

Song is so scary!

One person can hold up a platform.

In half a day, a song can have over 800 million views.

This is just a single platform.

If it is released globally and on all platforms, wouldn't it exceed 2 billion listeners per day?

This is simply a god-like existence.

By hanging out with such people, you can not only be guaranteed a powerful enough platform to release new songs, but also have the opportunity to get songs written by Song Dao.

Just ask the entire Xia country music scene, who else can do it?
We are not stupid, how can we not know how to make a choice?
As soon as "In the Name of the Father" was released, Jing Ting became a huge hit. Now, except for those singers who really have no choice, who doesn't want to hang out with Song Dao?

Looking at the lit screen, Jiang Ying did not pick up the phone immediately.

After about thirty seconds, she stretched out her finger and gently slid the screen.

"Are you asleep?" Shi Yuyan's voice on the other end sounded muffled, as if she had a cold.

"No, I was drinking and having supper with my sister. What's wrong with you? Do you have a cold?" Jiang Ying asked curiously.

"I don't have a cold. I just had a fight with President Yuan and we broke up. I'm crying." Shi Yuyan said.

"Ah? What's going on?" Jiang Ying was a little confused.

Shi Yuyan's situation is different from hers.

She and Chen Qingshan are old friends who have known each other for many years. They achieved mutual success in the past, and later their relationship was more like that of siblings.

And Shi Yuyan...has actually been Chen Yuan's lover for many years.

This kind of thing is very common in the entertainment industry, and there are even people who give birth to children for their bosses.

Shi Yuyan doesn't have any children, but over the years, Chen Yuan has been her only man.

Although as he gets older, Mr. Yuan may not feel as much novelty about it anymore.

But there is definitely friendship.

"I told him that I wanted to work with Feiyang Lezhang, and he scolded me, saying that I was mentally ill. Even if I went there, they would not support me. No matter how great Song Dao is, he will only give better resources and better songs to his close associates.

I said, is Chu Peining considered her direct descendant? Is Qin Lang considered her direct descendant? Are people like Yin Hong and Fang Tianlong considered her direct descendant?
He called me cheap and an ungrateful person, saying that he had invested so many resources in me over the years, but now I was going to defect to the enemy.

I had an argument with him.”

Shi Yuyan was talking in a sullen voice over there. Although her voice sounded calm, Jiang Ying and Jiang Yue on the opposite side could clearly sense the sadness in her voice.

Jiang Ying sighed: "What do you think?"

Some things don't need to be said. Both parties know it well. Singers of their status and their boss always achieve mutual success.

There is no such thing as a one-sided thing.
A lot of resources have indeed been invested in them, but the money they have earned for the company over the years is more than enough to repay the favor.

There's no point in just saying this.

Shi Yuyan said: "I think you are right. We are not at the age where we need to retire yet. If joining Feiyang Music can really make our career take off again, then I am willing."

Jiang Ying hummed and said, "Okay, in that case, I'll make an appointment with President Qing and President Guo in the next two days."

Shi Yuyan said: "Sister, do you think Song Dao can really support us regardless of past grudges?"

Jiang Ying smiled and said, "I think so."

Shi Yuyan said: "Even if he is generous and has a broad mind, can he handle so many people alone?"

Jiang Ying chuckled: "What you said sounds weird."

Shi Yuyan was stunned for a moment, then she chuckled: "Come on, sister, among our group, Weiwei might still have a chance. At our age, even if we want to give it to her, she has to be interested."

Jiang Ying said, "Don't think too much. I think with Song Dao's talent, let alone us, even if he were to write songs for all the second-tier singers in the Xiayu music scene, it wouldn't be a big problem."

Shi Yuyan: "You think so highly of him?"

Jiang Ying said, "Well, I have already signed a contract with them. I heard a lot from President Qing. The reason why Teacher Song didn't write so many songs for the people around him is actually to control the rhythm. The training of each person is gradual."

Shi Yuyan was silent for a while, then murmured, "What a pervert!"

……

July 21st, 8:00 AM.

"In the Name of the Father" was released all day.

The number of downloads of Jingting has exceeded 950 million.

On the big playback chart, the number of views was 1.5 billion!
Because the big list is calculated based on the weekly list.

The number of plays is valid if each person plays the video in full once a day.

In other words, many people turned on their players and listened to this song after midnight.

The second and third songs are no longer Zhao Qi’s two songs.

Second place: "Blue and White Porcelain".

700 million full views.

The third place was also quite unexpected.

It’s Lin Fei’s old song “Invisible Wings” from last year!
It has more than 500 million views.

The fourth place is "Red Bean", with a box office of over 500 million.

After all, Lin Fei is very popular. Given the surge in Jingting downloads yesterday, it is understandable that countless people listen to her songs.

In addition, the top ten also includes Zhong Yutong's "Listening to the Sea", Kong Xi's "Meeting", Qiu Xinyao's "So You Are Here Too", and Sun Meiqi's "You Are Not Really Happy".

What is surprising is that the two songs by Xiang Rui and Leng Suning are also on the list, ranking ninth and tenth.

The number of full playbacks has exceeded 200 million!
From this we can see that the square dance grandpas and aunties are also very awesome and they should have downloaded Jingting.

However, these "old songs" were also contributed by other platforms.

In comparison, Zhao Qi's two original songs were promoted crazily and costly.

With less than 200 million views, it seems a bit shabby.

Because of the sudden explosive growth in the number of views of Jingting, it is being evenly distributed to other singers of Feiyang at an astonishing rate.

Almost all the songs in the top 100 of the entire playlist are from the listening software.

This terrible influence is like a fierce slap in the face.

It keeps slapping all major music platforms in the face.

At this moment, the sales chart on the big charts looked like a joke compared to the play chart whose numbers kept rising.

What is popularity?

No one is watching, no one is listening, can the false atmosphere created be considered popularity?
Although everyone knows that as time goes by, listening to these old songs quietly will quickly lose its popularity.

But right now, this period of time is really a huge torment for all major platforms.

There are already countless people on the Internet mocking those traffic singers.

On normal days, the fans of those people would definitely fight back.

But now, I really can’t beat him.

Then at this time, Hu Wei, whose previous song "Take Advantage of It" failed to achieve the best results due to the revisions of major platforms, suddenly released a new song silently!
Big Woman

This song didn't even go through any preheating or announcement in advance, it just quietly and beautifully appeared on Jingting Music under his name.

The lyrics and music are a departure from the previous sad love song style, and are filled with humorous banter and deep love.

With the terrifying and even crazy traffic of Jingting, it entered the top 20 of the play list in less than half a day.

I watched as the Feiyang group, regardless of whether their songs were new or old, saw their data skyrocket through the Jingting platform.

The Taoism of many people has completely collapsed.

……

Zhao Qi, who was recording the show on site, was looking at the big list data on his mobile phone.

The whole person is not well.

Although he still tops the sales list.

Even Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai couldn't beat him.

But the problem is that this list has been ridiculed!
He didn't even dare to read those harsh comments.

As for the play list, his play volume of less than 200 million is being approached and surpassed by Fei Yang's songs.

He was silent for a long time and couldn't help but ask the assistant beside him.

"Do you think our songs will have a chance to be on Jingting?"

The assistant's mouth twitched, and he said, "It depends on what the company leader thinks, right?"

There is actually nothing that cannot be done.

After all, Jingting is an open music platform. In theory, any singer's songs can be uploaded to other platforms as long as they have not signed a non-exclusive contract with a certain platform.

But the question is, will Time Media allow this?
Zhao Qi murmured, "It's obvious that the Feiyang group got on the list thanks to the popularity of Jingting. If I had the support of this platform, I wouldn't have been squeezed out of the top ten!"

The assistant lowered his head, a hint of disdain in his eyes.

You really have no idea!

Is it true that you can't get in because you didn't attend Jingting?

She really wanted to say to Zhao Qi: Brother, if Song Dao chooses to release "In the Name of the Father" on the entire network, even if you don't listen to it quietly, its playback data will be beyond your reach!
This is not a deified song, it is a god-like song that transcends time!
She also listened to it many times last night.

I love it!
Because of this song, I even thought about switching to Feiyang.

But Zhao Qi had done nothing wrong to her, and the salary offered by Times Media was not low.

She was still hesitating.

"Song Dao is so lucky! Do you think he really wrote this song himself? Could it be the same as "Water Strike Three Thousand"? " Zhao Qi sighed, his eyes full of unwillingness.

He had just been the top star for a few days, even overshadowing Wang Xiaobo and Sun Kai, but with a song released by Song Dao, it seemed like his limelight was suddenly overshadowed by others.

The assistant was stunned for a moment, then said, "Haven't you heard that Shui Ji San Qian is actually Song Dao's pen name?"

Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment: "What a joke, how could these two be the same person? Don't listen to the nonsense those people on the Internet say, it's impossible!"

Of course he had heard such rumors.

But it is totally unacceptable.

are you crazy?
The name "Song Dao" is enough to make people despair. If Shui Ji San Qian is still his pen name and he is the same person, then is there any hope for others to survive?

At this time, the staff came over and called him.

"Teacher Zhao Qi, Master Mei is calling you over..."

"Got it." A hint of impatience flashed in Zhao Qi's eyes. Although he had become the youngest disciple of this big boss, this old guy liked to take advantage of his seniority.

He even said in front of the camera that his creative level needed to be improved, not giving him any face at all.

It was fine at the beginning, but recently, he has become a top star!

Mei Yingyao actually still often spoke to him in an educational tone.

It's very annoying.

But he also understood that this emotion should not be shown.

Otherwise, if he is accused of being disrespectful to teachers, his reputation will be ruined in no time.

He stood up reluctantly and walked outside.

In the corridor, we met a few staff members who were playing "In the Name of the Father".

Damn retarded!

Are you playing his songs in front of me?

Also, this song...is not that good!
……

in the room.

The clothes on the bed and floor were a little messy.

It was the first time that Song Dao was not woken up by his biological clock.

The heavy curtains blocked out the light from outside so much that the room was still very dim.

The two women were still sleeping in each other's arms.

Four long legs intertwined.

This picture.

It almost made Song Dao stand up again.

I quickly woke up, picked up my phone and looked at the time.

Half past ten in the morning.

Tsk!
You really can't be too indulgent.

Must pay attention in the future.

I got up quietly, took a shower, and came back to clean up the messy room.

I went downstairs and made a simple breakfast.

It was already noon when the two women came down.

The three of them had a simple meal.

I didn’t go to Linchuan in the afternoon.

Everything is settled.

Listen quietly and steadily.

Feiyang's layout in the field of music has basically realized Lin Fei's long-cherished dream.

The influence of "In the Name of the Father" will continue to grow over time.

Even if the major platforms rise up in resistance and target and suppress Jingting Music, this group of people from the Feiyang faction, as well as those singers who continue to join in without much background and no one to support them, will all have a place to come forward.

It's time to do something else.

……

July 25th.

Yan Yu once again quietly established a film and television culture company called "Earth" in the same way as Jingting Media.

Bao Xingchen became the company's first contracted director.

The real shareholder of Earth Film and Television Culture Media Company is very simple, there is only one person, Song Dao.

One hundred percent shareholding.

In the future, I will probably put a portion of it into the option pool, but there is no need for that at the moment.

Neither Yan Yu nor Lin Fei participated.

Song Dao invited.

However, both sisters declined.

On the one hand, it is because they don’t understand the film and television industry; on the other hand, they each have a very powerful company.

Whether it is Feiyang or Jingting, all three of them have shares.

This bond is deep enough.

Since my man is determined to develop in the film and television industry, let him have fun by himself.

It’s not that I’m not optimistic. After all, Song Dao can write a novel like “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”. Who can guarantee that he can’t make a difference in the film and television industry?

But I don’t want to give the little man the feeling that I want to be involved in everything.

To use what Lin Fei said when chatting privately with Yan Yu: Always give him some private space.

As for those guys who are going to the film and television industry, will they be able to get a few sisters back directly?

The two of them were not worried about this at all.

Those beautiful apprentices in Feiyang who are eyeing him all day long have no chance, and Teacher Song probably doesn't even look down on those in the film and television industry.

Even if he really fell in love with her, it didn't matter, because they were already one anyway.

No one can shake their position.

Song Dao naturally didn’t think so much about it. The purpose of establishing this company was just to provide Baozi with an environment where he could create with peace of mind.

The company is established in the new building in Filhan Lechang.

This building is now owned by the eldest sister, and she was given a first floor directly.

When redecorating the interior a while ago, Yan Yu had the foresight to carry out the overall renovation.

Baozi was so happy.

After signing the contract, the company will provide him with a basic salary of 10,000 yuan per month.

For him, it was too much money.

I felt better immediately.

He was a little embarrassed at first, until Song Dao casually threw a script to him.

Tell him to study it slowly first, and when he has figured it out, he can form a team and start working on it.

Looking at the name "The Return of the Great Sage" on the script, Baozi quickly immersed himself in the plot.

It feels like a story based on the legend of Wuzhiqi, but the background of this world seems to be fictional.

But the story is really fascinating!
The reason why Song Dao didn't give Baozi Nezha directly was because he hadn't published the book Fengshen yet.

The legend of Wuzhiqi in this world has become widely circulated.

Even if you haven't read Journey to the West, you can recognize the original form of the Monkey King Sun Wukong at a glance.

Song Dao feels it would be more appropriate to use it as the key to open the door to the world's traditional animation.

And he has been working overtime recently to write Fengshen.

Regarding this book, he planned to ask Yan Yu for help to completely conceal the author's information.

Countless people have commented that Investiture of the Gods has "first-rate setting, second-rate plot, and third-rate writing."

Actually, this is nothing. The key point is that Song Dao does not agree with some of the views and many of the plots in this book.

He just wanted to use this book as a "reference book".

After all, it can derive many IPs, and it also sorts out and summarizes Chinese traditional mythology.

There is a lot of room for secondary creation.

And it’s different from another time and space.

In this world, the copyright of deification belongs to him!
It’s not an ownerless super IP that can be modified by just any random person.

So it is necessary to publish it.

But there is no need to let people know who the author is.

Well, just like the Dream of the Red Chamber, which is divided into the first eighty and the last forty parts, both have to hide their identities and names.

evening.

Song Daozheng and Baozi were eating kebabs, drinking beer and bragging in a small restaurant outside the new company.

It mainly discusses the plot of The Return of the Great Sage.

Suddenly someone called him.

I took a look and saw that it was an old Beijing number, a strange number that was neither good nor bad.

Song Dao hesitated for a moment, but still picked up the phone.

A somewhat deep male voice suddenly came from the other side.

"Hello Song Dao, I'm Jin Qifeng from Yiwang. I want to meet you to discuss a cooperation."

Song Dao was stunned.

Kim Ki-bong?
The big boss of e-net?

Why is he looking for himself?

(End of this chapter)