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Chapter 19 Yan Yu's Advice

A week has passed since we recorded those two songs.

Senior Hu Wei chatted with him on the pigeon almost every day, asking about his well-being and discussing music.

Through communication, Song Dao also learned more about his personality.

I'm ready to entrust the rest of my life to him.

Hu Wei’s voice is so similar to Zhang Yu’s!

Although I don't have Shiyilang by my side, I am lucky to have him, a hacker with a system.

Song Dao had thought about a question before, that is, if the old songs from the 1990s were released today, would they still be so popular?
After all, people now have too many entertainment options to choose from.

Just like when rental bookstores were everywhere in the city, people could never have imagined that one day they would be eliminated by the times.

The former newsstand owner never thought that he would close down one day.

But there is one thing.

Whether it was on Earth before or in the parallel world today, the playlists of most people are always dominated by old songs!

On the one hand, those songs carry their youth and memories, and on the other hand, classics are classics.

It sounds good!

He believes that beautiful melodies never go out of style.

Perhaps because of his intervention, the Xia Kingdom in this parallel world will inject new vitality into the originally lifeless music scene.

Radiates brilliant vitality.

Just as many people hoped when Lin Fei became popular, Xia Yu has successfully lived a second life in the music scene.

……

Today is also the sixth day since "Sad City" was uploaded to the Penguin Music platform.

It is said that Song Dao did not take on that huge wave of traffic.

But in fact, he did not lose any benefits.

Without any publicity, it received rave reviews as soon as it was launched!
Unlike the simple and straightforward criticism in "Seeing Through", "Sad City" can obviously resonate with more people.

Because it’s never just men who get hurt by love.

This song, which can be identified by both men and women, conveys a feeling of struggle beneath sadness.

It's easy to empathize.

In this regard, women are clearly superior to men.

So in addition to the mainstream, Song Dao once again received rave reviews on the Internet.

The style of the major comment areas is mainly like this:

"Brother Dog is awesome!"

"I would like to honor Brother Gou as the licking king (dog head)"

"The reputation of being the most affectionate in Beijing is well-deserved (laughing and crying)"

"I cried when I heard it, but I laughed again after reading your comments..."

……

Chen Xu is a programmer.

Working in a large Internet company in Yuezhou.

The work intensity is not low, but the salary is good, which is considered high in this city.

Just half a year ago.

She broke up with her boyfriend of five years.

Then comes the torture of repeated separations and reunions.

He was covered with bruises.

There's nothing much to say about the story, it's just the same old bloody plot.

My boyfriend was looking for another one while he was still looking for another one, and he didn't break up with me immediately after he found the right one.

Instead, they used all kinds of cold violence and PUA against her.

On the contrary, Tiangang disliked her for not being ambitious enough, for not spending enough time with him, and for not being gentle and considerate enough.

In short, various works.

At first, Chen Xu didn't notice anything unusual, and even felt a little guilty, thinking that what her boyfriend said made sense.

She is a very traditional girl, and when she follows someone, she wants to spend her whole life with him.

So all kinds of coaxing.

The latest mobile phones, advanced graphics cards, all kinds of brand-name clothes, belts, shoes...

I took out all the money I had saved for the down payment and bought a lot of luxury goods for my boyfriend.

Even her male colleagues said she had a problem with her brain.

I was jokingly saying that if I had known this would happen, I would have pursued you madly a long time ago.

But she's not really stupid.

She soon realized that something was wrong with her boyfriend, and she forced herself to believe all the carefully crafted lies he told her.

Until she came back early from a business trip and caught her boyfriend in their love nest with an old lady who was almost as old as his mother.

Chen Xu couldn't bear it anymore and proposed to break up.

Less than a week later, her boyfriend called her crying on a rainy night, saying that he was confused for a moment but now knew he was wrong.

She softened her heart and agreed to her boyfriend's request to get back together.

As a result, after a few days, it was discovered that this scumbag was still in contact with the other party.

Chen Xu couldn't understand. If it was a young and pretty girl, she would accept her, but what kind of feelings could there be between her and an old lady who was more than a generation older than her?
In the following months, the two of them experienced many breakups and reunions.

It was not until Song Zhi's song "See Through Love, See Through You" came out a while ago that she suddenly came to her senses.

I realized belatedly that my boyfriend may not like old ladies, but he likes money!
Because when the two got back together, he said that the old aunt was single and lived in a big villa.

There are five or six cars in the family, they are super rich!
At that moment she came to her senses and made up her mind to break up with the man.

Submitted my resignation to the company.

I don't want to stay in this bustling metropolis any longer.

I have saved some money over the years and plan to go back to my hometown to buy a house and find a similar job.

She no longer yearns for love and marriage.

She is a key member of the company, so the leaders are trying hard to keep her.

After all, she is not yet thirty-five and is still very useful.

She was actually hesitating.

From the time she graduated from college until now, this city has left too many marks of her and his youth.

The social circle is all here.

I really have to leave, and I am really reluctant to do so.

Her boyfriend...or to be more precise, her ex-boyfriend texted her again today. Since she had blocked all her phone and carrier pigeons, she could only contact her through text messages.

Still seeking reconciliation.

I really know I was wrong this time.

"She is not a rich woman at all. She rents her house and her car. She specializes in scamming ignorant men like me..."

"Not only did he deceive me, he also deceived many people."

The ex-boyfriend said that the other party even cheated him out of all his savings of a few tens of thousands of yuan, and now he can't find the person.

Chen Xu looked at the message, feeling both sad and ridiculous.

It's so sad to find a man like this and treat him like a treasure.

It's ridiculous that I didn't see the truth after all these years. I am just a person who is obsessed with love. I am really a bit stupid.

With an expressionless face, he set the number that sent the text message to reject, and then opened the favorites on the audio-visual device.

She wants to listen to "See Through Love and See Through You" a few more times.

Remind yourself not to be soft-hearted!

Da da da!
There was a knock on the door outside.

She ignored it.

Put on headphones instead.

Then I saw countless people on the barrage posting the same message - Beijing's No. 1 love song has released a new song!

The most affectionate person in Beijing, Brother Dog, are the nicknames given to Song Dao by netizens.

There's no malice involved, it's mostly just a joke.

Chen Xu has never called him that before.

Because she herself is not much better than others. She graduated from a prestigious university, looks good, and has a good income.

But she is a female licker!
Song Dao didn't sleep, she was the one being slept with.

And I've been slept with for so many fucking years!

Soon I saw the title of Song Dao’s new song on the barrage.

"Sad City?"

She immediately opened Penguin Music and easily found the song on the recommendation page.

Click play.

After a gentle piano music——

[You always have far-fetched explanations for the stories between you two]

[I don't want to hear your curse anymore, because this is not the first time]

The voice is clear and soft, with a hint of sadness.

Chen Xu was a little dazed for a moment.

[You weave lies carefully, I don't want to be hurt by you again]

[I've long been accustomed to your clichés. Is it too late to turn back now?]

Chen Xu's defense was broken.

Song Dao, why are you so cruel?

A song that sees through love and sees through you is not enough, you still want to continue to hurt my heart, right?
Did you see my bad experience?
This song really fits her current mood.

The people outside haven't left yet.

There were knocks on the door every once in a while, accompanied by her ex-boyfriend's tearful pleas.

"Why have I never thought his puppy-like appearance was particularly disgusting in the past?" Chen Xu asked himself.

If I don't leave this city, I will never be able to truly get rid of this man, and this heart-wrenching... failed relationship!
[I want to forget the vows we made in the past]

[Try to get used to the days without you]

【I am about to say goodbye to this sad city】

[Everything will start over again]

Song Dao in the headphones was talking in a sad and pleasant voice, as if he was advising her, a sad person.

Go, say goodbye, get used to it!

With the introduction of drums, guitar and bass, the emotions of the song progress layer by layer.

Chen Xu couldn't help but burst into tears, and was so sad that he couldn't control himself.

From crying silently, to sobbing quietly, finally I couldn't hold it in anymore and buried myself in the quilt and burst into tears.

Adults collapse in an instant.

But after the collapse, there is no going back.

……

Song Dao is looking at the data.

See through love and see through you——

Ranked 13th on the Rising Songs Chart, 11th on the New Songs Chart, and 10th on the Original Songs Chart.

Non-member downloads 149345!

Sad City——

Ranked 16th on the Rising Songs Chart, 15th on the New Songs Chart, and 12th on the Original Songs Chart.

Non-member downloads 104406!

After continuous fermentation of the two songs, the number of downloads and purchases increased sharply, and "Kan Tou" finally made it into the top ten of the list!
Song Dao was quite satisfied with the result.

It's so bright that it can blind people's eyes when it is thrown out.

Not to mention the even larger number of member downloads and advertising revenue from the platform.

It's another considerable income.

This is an achievement without any background or context!

Going further up, there are the popular newcomers launched by those big companies.

The download volume of other people's members and non-members is far beyond his reach.

After all, with the support of a big company, they can spend money like crazy.

He can't do that, he's counting on making money from these two songs!
Not to mention that I don’t have money, I wouldn’t do this even if I had money.

My songs are for making money!

With the popularity of Sad City, Song Dao, who released two hit songs in a short period of time, has finally become an Internet celebrity recently.

The number of fans on Audiovisual has exceeded one million.

There were also more and more voices directed against him.

With the vast majority of netizens praising his songs, more so-called mainstream musicians came out to comment on his songs.

In short, it’s the same old saying - it’s a catchy song with no musicality, not sophisticated enough, too superficial, and a product of an assembly line.

The song is an internet celebrity song and the person is an internet celebrity.

No matter how good the sales are, it’s not mainstream!
Song Dao was also thinking about countermeasures.

In fact, the best way is to choose a strong company to join.

Not only can you earn higher income under the operation of the company, but there is also someone to protect you from the wind and rain.

But as a newcomer, it is not easy for him to choose a suitable company.

I feel a little depressed.

He wanted to live an easy life.

But how can you live a relaxed life without any strength?

If you want to be strong, you have to fight for it.

Fortunately, his luck has been good since he traveled through time.

When you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.

Yan Yu, who has been in contact recently, has probably also noticed these voices on the Internet.

Called specifically.

It is recommended that Song Dao join a professional music company.

the reason is simple.

With Song Dao's creative talent, he can write many songs in the future and train different singers. He has no problem doing this alone.

But the problem is that Song Dao himself is also a singer!
Once a person's personality is defined by mainstream voices, it will be difficult to get rid of them.

"You can probably tell that Penguin Music has given you a lot of support, but making it into the top ten on the Rising Songs, New Songs, and Original Songs charts is basically your limit."

"Yes, it is your limit, not necessarily the limit of the song, but if you always fight alone, then this is the common limit of you and your song!"

Yan Yu admired Song Dao very much and spoke very directly.

"Although you studied music, you don't know much about this circle, so you may not have noticed that the number of people who have come out to criticize you has increased recently, and their status is not low."

"This is not a good sign. They are definitely not full of justice."

"If you allow this kind of voice to continue to spread, what happened to Sister Fei back then may very well be what you will face next!"

"You're blocking some people's way!"

"The music industry is indeed dead, but this does not stop those large entertainment companies from promoting new artists every year."

"All kinds of titles are awesome, and the awards are endless."

“Then start making money.”

“The easiest way for them to operate is to push those people’s songs onto those three charts.”

"Originally, the major entertainment companies had a tacit understanding. When you push, I won't push. When everyone pushes together, how to divide the charts is something we discussed privately."

"But now, you are like a catfish rushing into a school of sardines, rushing around and about to occupy two top ten positions. Song Dao, this has seriously affected other people's interests!"

"They spent a lot of money, but were pushed down by you. If they want to move up, they have to invest more."

"No matter who it is, they will be unhappy with you."

"So my advice is to find a professional company with relatively loose conditions and mainly one with sufficient background."

"Negotiate a profit-sharing model that you can accept, and give up that part of the profit, just like buying insurance for yourself."

"In fact, there is no loss. The income of songs operated by a company and those not operated by a company are definitely different."

“Not every song is going to be like these two you’ve got.”

"The phenomenon cannot be regarded as the norm."

(End of this chapter)