The battle for traffic in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 390: Xingchu was kidnapped again!

On the phone, John chattered on and on about a bunch of new promotional schedules he wanted to arrange for Xu Xing, from the most basic song promotions to future development plans.

This means that Xu Xing can really take this opportunity to make a big splash in the United States, completely consolidate his position as an Asian superstar, and take his career to new heights.

Xu Xing repeatedly told him that the previous arrangement was very good, because he would be filming for the next six months and would not have time to stay in the United States for too long, which allowed him to slowly calm down.

Then John mentioned with regret that "Old Town Road" might be controversial for suspected cultural appropriation.

Most users do enjoy looping this "simple little tune," but there are also some sharp responses criticizing cultural appropriation.

An Asian yellow man used cowboy elements belonging to white Americans in his new song. Country music is also exclusive to white Americans, which they could not accept.

"To lead the trend culture, it is impossible not to encounter these problems. It is annoying, but you can't completely ignore it. You mentioned before that you wanted to find a country singer to cooperate with. I have been looking for the right person, and there will be a clue today.

"Those bitches will definitely hype up the false accusation against you this time. Xing, since you take this song very seriously, tell Kristin to stop being lazy and make good preparations for the PR."

"Of course, thanks, John."

When Xu Xing was about to release "Old Town Road", he knew that he would face these problems.

Therefore, Xu Xing first released the animated MV, and the live-action MV also plans to have a few black people play cowboys in addition to the typical American white cowboys to mock the criticism of cultural appropriation.

Finding a well-known country music singer to release a collaborative version was also something that was planned long ago.

However, John's previous evaluation of "Old Town Road" was very average and his attitude was very negative. It was basically the agent Kristin who was trying to find a solution, but compared to a big figure in the music industry like John, who had access to and coordination of resources, she could not meet Xu Xing's requirements.

Therefore, before the official release of "Old Town Road", Xu Xing expected to persist in marketing and promotion amid controversy. Once the song proved its popularity, Interscope would naturally change its attitude.

John is a typical businessman.

However, Xu Xing did not expect that his attitude would change so quickly just after the song was released and he received the first wave of audience feedback from the label.

But for Xu Xing, this is a good thing.

Not long after John hung up the phone, Kristin called.

Kristin on the phone also sounded much more excited than before. The momentum of Xu Xing's return and Interscope's sudden change of attitude let her know that her legendary client would continue his legendary career.

After receiving two phone calls from the other side of the ocean, the dinner I was eating had gone cold.

Sun Man also reported that "Old Town Road" has topped the iTunes store in 80 countries around the world.

There were a lot of messages on WeChat congratulating Xu Xing on the release of her new song and expressing how much they liked her new song. I replied to the messages and returned home. When I opened the door, there was a cowgirl standing in the house.

Student Zhang Ruonan.

Now that Teacher Tong has left, naturally there will be people rushing over to report in.

Xu Xing smiled and put away her phone, walked over and held up Zhang's smiling face under the cowboy hat. She wrinkled her nose and shook her head, so cute.

She is full of youthfulness and much better than Mr. Nagasawa.

And he spoke in a babyish voice on purpose.

"I planted this mountain, I planted this tree, if you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for passage~"

"I have no money, so I choose to be a husband."

“Uh, uh…hahaha~”

Student Zhang couldn't help laughing out loud.

She is just like that, sometimes her cooperation is not natural.

Just like her smile that her fans particularly like, which sometimes makes Xu Xing feel that it is deliberate, the ease and sweetness every time they meet also has a sense of deliberate flattery.

Therefore, there is a special interest in young and beautiful girls who have to devote themselves to men.

Last year, when Gu Senxiang came over in school uniform, the fun was even more intense.

But at the same time, Zhang can also give Xu Xing more often. She really does like the feeling of Xu Xing, just like when she came here this time, she got off the plane wearing a red dress.

She has never worn such a bright red color before. It is obvious that it is because Meng Ziyi’s red dress look in "Eastern Palace" is being praised everywhere on the domestic Internet.

Maybe Zhang is just like Reba in the past, still a little twisted inside.

She did explain that although Xu Xing was a good brother, she still felt like she was being kept.

That is actually the case.

It should be like Reba, just form more groups in the future.

……

When Xu Xing finished work and prepared to leave the crew temporarily, Mr. Nagasawa's eyes seemed a little resentful as he smiled goodbye.

However, after summoning Oda, Xu Xing's nightlife became sweet and fulfilling every day when he returned home from work with the two sweet girls. There was no point in chatting and learning Japanese with Teacher Nagasawa anymore.

It may also be because after the topic suddenly turned to Hamabe Minami, Xu Xing praised the little sister a few more words, instead of immediately comforting Mr. Nagasawa who made fun of his old age.

Xu Xing did not join the crew of "The Wandering Earth", but went directly to the United States to handle all matters related to the new single.

"Old town road" has been released for four days, and in these four days, the performance of this single has almost exceeded everyone's expectations.

Compared with Xu Xing's previous songs, it really sounds a bit disappointing.

But the data in all aspects are surprisingly good!
Unfiltered downloads have already surpassed last year's first-week record for "something just like this". This can also be explained by the fact that overseas fans are too excited about Xu Xing's comeback.

——Xu Xing’s major schedule for this year has been basically confirmed. This year, it is very likely that just like last year, only one English single will be released. Overseas stars will naturally do their best to support it.

Well, not only did it refute what the little black fans had been mocking before, that Xu Xing must have lost a lot of fans, it also refuted what they said about Xu Xing having no fans overseas and relying entirely on domestic spam to drive downloads.

Either admit that Xu Xing has no fans in China, or admit that there are too many Gypsophila overseas, and this achievement is entirely due to the Gypsophila overseas who were deceived.

Of course, the haters had also made preparations in advance. Someone wisely predicted before the single was released that the downloads would definitely be inflated, but the number of views would definitely reveal its true colors!

After the single was released, the "most professional" European and American music circles in China were full of complaints, thinking that it was a complete flop. That night, they played Ms. Aili Xingna's "7 Rings" on repeat before going to bed, and used two extra prickly cucumbers.

However, the number of views of "Old Town Road" in the following days was outrageous!
It topped Spotify's global play chart and broke the record for the fastest song to reach 100 million.

No problem, the Southeast Asian data workers have made an effort. Fortunately, there are hundreds of millions of loyal fans in rural areas of Thailand and Vietnam, who crawl out of the fields in the middle of the night every day to listen to his songs.

But damn, the daily playback volume in the US is about to surpass the "7rings" which is super good with the album bonus, what's going on???

The FBI should investigate immediately!

Fortunately, the machine was brought to America!

If this continues, the American music industry will be destroyed!!!
Can you show the whole world that you are not just sitting there doing nothing, you really suppressed Xingchu???
The Director of Luck wants you to suppress me every day, but you guys just keep suppressing me! ! ! !

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, please quickly remove "Old Town Road" which is stealing American cowboy culture! Your Instagram and Twitter are full of complaints, do you want to lose all your users in the United States?

On the one hand, they market Wolf Warriors and eat patriotic food, and on the other hand, they fawn on American culture. How can the world be so lucky to have such shameless people?
The little black guys were so angry that they were incoherent.

We can only pray that the fierce attacks on Xu Xing on European and American social media will be effective.

Because he has been kidnapped again by the Xingchu in the country.

Fortunately, in China, there was a lot of hype about Europe and the United States targeting him, calling him a rapist and accusing him of cultural appropriation, which gave those idiots in China a boost.

They praised such a rubbish song to the sky, saying that it was a genius pop single that combined trap, country music, and rhythmic hip-hop.

Why don't you take a look at the one-star rating given by Pitchfork, the world's most professional music review website? Oh, it was used by the director for marketing again as one of the evidences that the United States is suppressing him!
The only consolation for the little black fans is that, although Xing Chu has achieved even more rampant results after his comeback, more and more comrades have seen through his true nature and resisted everything he has done.

When I was surrounded and beaten by King Oyster Mushrooms, I rarely felt lonely.

Even so, they were stigmatized by the Director of Public Security, and the whole network said that those who didn't like the Director of Public Security were all implanted people and received funding from the United States.

Fortunately, the entire country has been kidnapped...

……

Xu Xing really doesn't need to worry about domestic public opinion anymore.

He stood firm, did not act like a legal person, and continued to play in favorable situations, reaping huge rewards along the way.

There was indeed a lot of noise on social media in Europe and the United States.

Since the release of "Old Town Road", Xu Xing has topped the US trend list every day.

At first, many passers-by thought that "Old Town Road" sounded good, but it was not until that evening that a wave of fierce criticism against Xu Xing began to appear on American social media.

Using the single's cultural appropriation as a lead, it was revealed that he had committed rape last year, and then emphasized that Xu Xing had been flooding the American music market with scams.

The topic quickly became popular!

Stars all over the world were the first to defend Xu Xing.

The banner raised is still discrimination against Asians.

Xu Xing said in a previous interview that he likes the image of American cowboys, and this song is clearly a tribute, not a mockery. No one in the world would think that an Asian singing a song with cowboy elements means that cowboys are Asian.

As for rape, it is a complete slander. The evidence of the false accusation is solid. The court has ruled Xu Xing not guilty and the other party has also publicly apologized.

Xu Xing never flooded the market with scams or manipulated the market. She was just like European and American singers, whose enthusiastic fans made multiple purchases.

Those who criticize Xu Xing are just exporting emotions, accusing China of conspiracy and cultural rape.

Mantianxing made charts with good reasoning, covering Instagram, Twitter and Reddit!

And actively encourage all Asians to stand up for Xu Xing. This is a sad suppression against Asians!
There is indeed a lot of discrimination against Asians in Europe and the United States. When I first saw the topic criticizing Xu Xing, I agreed with it very much.

But they soon discovered that the charts on the Internet were indeed very convincing. They could turn a blind eye and continue to express their disgust for Asians, but the speed at which the Asian man's fans were swiping the screen was far faster than the speed at which they could curse.

Those people not only made excuses, but also spread the word about how Xu Xing respected people of other ethnic groups. What a pure and kind little boy he was!

The more you argue, the more annoying it becomes.

At one point, the New York Times published a report saying that Xu Xing’s rape case was cleared by relying on his background and forcing the female victim to apologize.

But the report was deleted from the website less than 12 hours after it was published.

Social media was once again flooded with Xu Xing’s fans.

"This is the power of fans!" John boasted with a smile when they met. "I understand why you didn't do PR in the United States after winning the lawsuit last year. Now is indeed a better time."

Mobilizing fans' emotions can achieve twice the result with half the effort and can also hype up the popularity of the song at the same time.

Therefore, this song with a cowboy image and country elements is deliberately meant to tease Europeans and Americans.

Of course, it’s not enough to just release songs and wait for fans to make an effort.

The mainstream media's "restraint" on this topic, as well as some of their "help" in clarifying the matter, are all places where public relations fees go.

This is why John likes to work with Xu Xing. He will never save money when it is necessary.

Xu Xing has more than just Universal Music as his partner in the United States. The NBA also maintains a close relationship with him, and his help in opening up the Asian market for Netflix has been noticed by the industry.

As long as they have plans for the Asian market, Xu Xing will still be the person the giants most want to have.

“Originally I just wanted to release a song.”

Xu Xing shrugged.

"The Wandering Earth" will soon be released in North America, and the movie also needs promotion, so Xu Xing's public relations efforts also include their efforts.

When "Old Town Road" was first released and caused a lot of criticism in Europe and the United States, Guo Fan called Xu Xing with a heavy heart and said that he felt now was not a good time to release the film in North America.

Well, Xu Xing thoughtfully also found the reasons why the movie flopped at the North American box office.

However, the companies behind the film, Beiwen Films and Wanda Films, insisted on going on stage. They believed that the box office success of "The Wandering Earth" in North America fundamentally depended on the support of Asians, and this just happened to appeal to the emotions of Asians.

Then let’s wait until the movie comes out.

While chatting with John, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus finally came over.

This is the duet partner John is looking for.

With the current popularity of "Old Town Road", it will not be difficult for it to win the top spot. However, considering the song's lasting impact, a chorus version that openly appropriates culture is still necessary.

Billy's only request was that the duet version must be released before the list was announced. In this way, he would not be singing a collaborative version of a number one song, but would be collaborating with Xu Xing to win the number one song.

Xu Xing had no objection, and his share was not high.

In addition to hitching a ride, Billy also had to help Xu Xing speak out in the village, promote the song, and prove that it was a groundbreaking country song. After Xu Xing left the United States, he was responsible for the promotion.

After a lively chat and a brief party, Xu Xing said goodbye and returned to the hotel.

The schedule is very tight. Xu Xing will meet with the CEO of Netflix in the evening and go to the NBA headquarters early tomorrow morning. She doesn't even have time to adjust to the time difference.

Fortunately, there is still fun on the Internet that can make Xu Xing laugh.

such as--

[It’s so funny! The latest Billboard charts are out! Fortunately, I didn’t even make the list! ]

This list will be released next Tuesday.

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