My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1597 Online Part 2

Night fell in Foley Hill.

However, the overseas branch of iMusic was still brightly lit. Li Jin'an was sitting in her office chair, having just finished watching "Voices from Abroad".

Because Zhang You won first place, she gave this song a lot of good recommendation slots on the platform. This is mainly because very few foreign singers release songs on the international music platform AiMusic. Most singers prefer to release their songs on SP and MS platforms.

This has resulted in a lack of good song recommendations in the overseas version of iMusic. This time, she took advantage of Zhang You's performance on "Voices Abroad" and the popularity brought by "500 Miles" to hope to attract more overseas music fans to use the iMusic music app.

Worried that foreign singers wouldn't know that the country folk song "500 Miles" was exclusively released on the iMusic platform, Li Jin'an even hired some online trolls abroad to leave comments in the comment section of "Voices from Abroad".

If this were in the country...

There's no need for her to worry at all. Given Zhang You's fame in China, he doesn't need to do this when he releases a song. He just needs a homepage recommendation spot, because iMusic has a large user base in China. But it's different abroad. Overseas, iMusic is just a small company.

The only saving grace is that iMusic still has a considerable number of domestic users overseas. If it weren't for these users, Li Jin'an probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.

The music market has indeed passed the point where it can continue to be developed.

Without the right timing, location, and people, no amount of effort will help. Li Jin'an picked up her phone next to her laptop and used her own account to post a message in the comments section of the "Voices Abroad" program that "500 Miles" would be available on the iMusic platform soon.

The song "500 Miles" truly brought a huge shock to foreign music fans.

Simultaneously.

There are many rumors about singers like Taylor Swift and Katie being suppressed by Zhang You. Li Jin'an posted two more things. Actually, these things have already been done by online trolls, so there is no need for her, as the person in charge, to do them. But she is waiting for the data and has nothing else to do, so she posted two more things.

"It's a rigged affair! This is absolutely a rigged affair! How could Taylor lose?!"

Upon seeing this comment.

Li Jin'an couldn't help but laugh.

It's normal for local singers to engage in shady dealings, given their extensive network of connections here. But to say that Zhang You is involved in shady dealings is a stretch. His connections are all within China. Even abroad, they're only slightly better than the average person. But to say that his connections are enough to convince CB TV to cooperate with him behind the scenes is clearly not enough. And let alone Zhang You, even Taylor probably doesn't have such connections.

The main problem is that many people abroad don't follow this approach.

They're all pretty straightforward, without much beating around the bush.

Unlike in China, where a single glass of wine can be presented in eighteen different ways, with various interpretations and considerations regarding the height of the glass and the amount of wine in it.

At this time.

A staff member came in and handed her a data sheet. Li Jin'an took it and breathed a slight sigh of relief. After Zhang You finished singing "500 Miles" on "Voices Abroad", many fans searched for the song. After learning that the song would be launched on the international version of the iMusic app, they all registered.

Not much time has passed, but the number of registered users has increased by 200,000.

This is the popularity brought by a hit show. Even the songs performed on the show became known to a large number of viewers. By the time the show was about to go live at midnight, the number of new downloads and registrations had increased by 400,000.

Even after spending so much time abroad, Li Jinan couldn't bring in so many new users for his app all at once, but Zhang You did with "500 Miles".

Just like in China.

Good songs need to be performed on good stages and then released on good platforms to achieve good results. In China, iMusic is definitely a good music platform, but it's not necessarily so abroad. A while later...

The time has finally come for "500 Miles" to be released.

Li Jin'an picked up her water glass and took a couple of sips. Several of Zhang You's other songs sold well on overseas music platforms, but they were mostly listened to by people in his own country. These fans were the cornerstone of the development of overseas music platforms, but their numbers were not large. It wasn't that there were few Chinese people, but rather that the age group of people who liked to listen to music was relatively small.

A few minutes later, Li Jin'an checked the data and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that "500 Miles" had been purchased more than 200,000 times in just five minutes.

This result... putting everything else aside, at least it's a decent explanation for Zhang You.

Although he promised to still choose iMusic after other music platforms contacted him, she felt embarrassed to face them if they released "500 Miles" on iMusic during the broadcast of "Voices Abroad" and it sold for about the same price as their previous English songs.

A business that's roughly on par with the competition is what truly counts as a business.

Collaborating with people who are too different would only waste their time and effort.

Early the next morning.

Foreign media outlets have reported on last night's "Voice of the World" news, with one item standing out: "Eastern singer Zhang You strongly surpasses Taylor Swift to take first place."

Another one is about "500 Miles".

"The themed song 'Five Hundred Miles' expresses boundless homesickness."

In the bedroom.

Shortly after her manager woke up, Liu Fei also woke up, but instead of getting out of bed, she opened the international music platform AiMusic to check the data for "500 Miles". After seeing that it had nearly two million views, Liu Fei was not surprised. She then looked at the fans' comments on the song.

"Zhang You, I finally managed to leave home and come abroad, why won't you let me go? After you said that, I suddenly miss home so much, even though I've only been here for half a year."

Obviously.

These are fans from China.

"The upbeat melody, coupled with Zhang You's magnetic voice, deeply captivated me. This song is very soothing, tinged with a touch of melancholy. Brother You... keep putting pressure on Taylor! Let this old woman feel the same kind of pressure that Liu Fei, last year's queen of pop, exerted on her."

Hey buddy, I just found out you're abroad last night. I saw your concert in China. When are you going to hold one abroad? I promise I'll bring my girlfriend from overseas with me.

There were several replies to this comment, which were probably all about "bringing glory to the country" or something similar.

"..."

Liu Fei put her phone aside, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.

She couldn't stand it anymore, but judging from many comments, the international music platform AiMusic has more domestic users, because only domestic fans like to call Zhang You "Brother You".

Stepping out of the room, Liu Fei saw Zhang You, who must have just returned from his morning run. She smiled and greeted him, "Good morning, Brother You."

(End of this chapter)