Chapter 10

The number of trial listens reflects the promotional capabilities of the company behind the singer and songwriter, but whether it can retain listeners and make them spend money to download it depends solely on the song itself. There's no doubt that this song has that power!

The current season's chart is nearing its end. Although the song was released so many days late, it has a disadvantage in terms of timing, but its rapid rise has caught the attention of many, especially those who follow the industry closely.

When a song rises from the bottom of the chart to the top two hundred, few people notice. When it rises from two hundred to one hundred, there are still not many who pay attention. However, when the song broke into the top fifty in just three days, it became impossible to ignore.

As a debut single, "Hehe, My Dear" has surprised many who follow the charts with its rapid ascent. The majority of the listeners are students, but there are also some seasoned professionals in composition and arrangement who are paying attention, such as Professor Zhou, who assigned his students to analyze the song's arrangement, making them both love and hate it.

But no matter what, the song has succeeded. Just as Du Ang had hoped, the song has the right timing, location, and people on its side! Even though it was released late, it's not too late, and the momentum is strong enough.

Since Fang Zhao's song was officially released, Du Ang has been monitoring the chart from morning till night. The download numbers for the other new artists have slowed down and are approaching saturation, with little change on the chart. Only Fang Zhao's song is the key! It's crucial for Du Ang's raise or promotion!

In the office of Silver Wing Media, with the current season's rookie competition nearing its end and no new songs to produce, Du Ang is not as busy as before. The people in charge of promotion and operations are the ones who are busy.

So, recently, Du Ang has been spending his days monitoring the chart. He watched as the download numbers for Fang Zhao's song went from zero to three digits, four digits, five digits, six digits...

On the ninth day of its release, it finally broke one million!

Many new songs can break one million downloads, but after that, the growth usually slows down. Not Fang Zhao's song! It broke one million downloads in a "J" curve and continues to surge rapidly!

Staring intently at the data on the screen, Du Ang's bloodshot eyes didn't move an inch. From eight in the morning until now, except for eating and using the restroom, he has been fixated on the download numbers, his muscles tense, and his brain in a state of high excitement.

None of the previous nine interns had made Du Ang this nervous. Fang Zhao is truly an exceptional case, surprising, unexpected, and full of anticipation.

Generally, there are differences between a demo and the final product, but they are not too significant. However, after Fang Zhao's arrangement, the final product amazed even the experts in the arrangement department.

"Maybe this time I can get a promotion?" Du Ang muttered. Between a raise and a promotion, Du Ang naturally prefers the latter.

When Du Ang's three assistants visit his office, they often hear him muttering something. At first, they couldn't make it out, but after a few visits, they realized he was staring at the download numbers on the screen, repeating: "Promotion! Promotion! Promotion!"

It's not just Du Ang; the employees responsible for the new artists are also monitoring the chart. They, of course, hope that Fang Zhao's song can make it into the top ten. However, the current tenth place on the chart has already reached 1.8 million downloads.

An 800,000 gap is too large.

With only ten days left, 800,000, no, at least another 1 million downloads are needed, considering the other song's growth. So, 1 million more downloads are required to break into the top ten.

Is it possible for a new artist and the current promotion channels to achieve 1 million downloads?

Even though it seems impossible, there is still a glimmer of hope, which grows with each passing day.

It's too fast!

Just two days ago, it had just broken into the top fifty, and now it's already in the top thirty!

...

The song ranked 30th on the New Sharp Chart is from a small company. Their goal was just to make it into the top fifty, but they didn't expect their new artist to be so powerful, directly reaching 30th place, which is a pleasant surprise!

The songwriter is also very happy. With the season nearing its end, the rankings on the chart are unlikely to change much. Being 31st is still a distance away, so he has been more relaxed and has been celebrating with friends these days.

Last night, he drank too much and was sound asleep at around two in the morning when a series of urgent notifications woke him up. He had set his device to do-not-disturb mode, so it wouldn't ring at night, but if there were more than three consecutive messages, it would start to notify.

Since there were three consecutive messages, it must be an emergency.

He rolled over in bed with a frown and said impatiently, "Answer."

The voice confirmation on his wristband automatically connected the call. Before he could speak, the other side shouted impatiently.

"You've been overtaken!"

"You're the one who's been overtaken!" The songwriter was still a bit dazed but reacted instinctively. He rubbed his forehead, suddenly paused, and his voice grew louder, "What did you just say?!"

A clear voice came from the wristband, "You've really been overtaken! I'm not joking, hurry up and check! Check the New Sharp Chart, your 30th place is no longer safe!"

He jumped out of bed and opened the screen on his wristband. When he checked the chart, his ranking had indeed been pushed to 31st.

"Damn! Who did it?!"

He hadn't been paying much attention to the chart or the other songs recently. He only checked his own ranking and the five positions above and below him, and there hadn't been much change. But now, he suddenly found himself pushed out of the top thirty!

He glanced at the rankings from 32nd to 36th. They were still the familiar faces, and the download numbers hadn't changed much. Looking at the positions above him, 30th, 29th, and 28th were still the familiar faces, the ones who had always been above him. But 27th place was a new face.

"Hehe, My Dear? From Silver Wing Media?"

He was puzzled and curious about this sudden newcomer and checked the more detailed information.

Release date: June 11th? So late?

"Is Silver Wing Media crazy? They released it on June 11th?!"

While cursing, he didn't stop checking the other data for the song. The more he looked, the more shocked he became. Checking the trend over the past few days, he took a deep breath. It was like the song had been injected with hormones. In just a few days, the download numbers had jumped from 500,000 to 1,000,000, and the numbers were still rising rapidly.

In just two days, it had risen from outside the top fifty to the top thirty! A 400,000 increase! Now it's heading straight for the top twenty!

Actually, the gap between 30th and 25th place is not that large. The 30th place has 1,403,952 downloads, while the 25th place has 1,437,756. If this were the early part of the season, a gap of 30,000 downloads wouldn't be much, but now, with the season nearing its end and everyone approaching saturation, even a 10,000 increase is difficult. Yet, in just a few days, the song had surged into the top thirty, breaking the original chart order.

What kind of song can achieve this?

Curious, he opened the trial listen.

After that, there was a long silence.

He stared at the detailed information of the song with a complex expression. This wasn't just a matter of the company's promotional capabilities; the quality of the song itself was the decisive factor.

"I'm not as good," he admitted.

From receiving the notification of being overtaken to checking the song's information and analyzing the song, over two hours had passed, and the sky outside was beginning to brighten.

He suddenly remembered that the 25th place was a friend he knew. Yesterday, he had heard the friend praying that the chart wouldn't change, very satisfied with the 25th place.

Seeing the sudden appearance of a strong competitor on the chart, he quickly contacted his friend.

The other side was also sleeping, probably as exhausted as he was. When the call connected, there was no video, only a groggy voice, "Who is it?"

"You're about to be overtaken!"

"What?! You can't joke about this!" The other side sounded panicked.

"I swear, I'm not lying."

Bang! Clatter—

A series of noises followed, and after a while, the other side finally spoke, sounding dazed.

"...Already... been overtaken."

"What? Impossible!" When he was woken up to check the chart, he was still 27th, and just two hours later, how could he have been pushed to 25th?

He checked the chart in disbelief and found that the 25th place had indeed changed.

Looking for the reason, he found that at midnight, a well-known nighttime emotional broadcaster had recommended "Hehe, My Dear," leading to another rapid increase in downloads.

"This isn't the end, absolutely not." He closed the screen on his wristband and looked at the time.

"Seven days left, many people on the chart are going to lose sleep." Thinking about this, his bad mood about being pushed out of the top thirty was somewhat alleviated.

He decided not to sleep anymore, washed his face, and contacted his sleeping agent. In the last few days, they absolutely cannot relax. He convinced the company to give him another push, hoping to reclaim the 30th place, but if they let this continue, he might not even keep 31st place.

The storm brought by this strong competitor will definitely affect the entire chart!