Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 449 Carrying a Girl to Rank Up? (44)

Time Thief...

Time is something that catches you off guard; sometimes it's sunny, sometimes it's windy, sometimes it's cloudy, sometimes it's rainy. You can't fight against the passing of time, yet you yearn for the past. It steals away your youth, but it leaves you behind.

In addition to the title track, there are 10 other new songs: "Nameless Person", "If the Moon Has Not Yet Come", "The Beauty of the World Is Intertwined with You", "Flowers Bloom All the Way", "Young and Promising", "Not Careful", "Uninhabited Island", "Empty", "Red-Clad", and "Looking Out the Window".

In addition, "Take Me to Find Nightlife," "Walking Fish," and "Passing Through the World"... these three songs were performed on "I Am a Singer"...

There are also two cover songs, "Darwin" and "Legend"...

There are 16 songs in total!
Full of sincerity.

Of course, only 100,000 physical records were prepared!

Currently, the physical record market is in a period of transition, with overall physical record sales being low and official sales charts being lacking.

But... generally speaking, people don't listen to records.

In the original timeline, after 2011, no major ranking lists published specific sales data...

There is only one ranking.

The reason is very simple: they can't be sold!

For example, A-mei's "Are You Watching Me?" sold...4000 copies in Taiwan!
Of course, this album won the Golden Melody Award for Best Album of the Year…

But only 4000 copies were sold across Taiwan... which is quite embarrassing.

She's a superstar!
Nobody helped—except for Zhang Xueyou, whose new album "Wake Up and Do It" has sold over 30 copies across Asia!

Shen Yan's influence is somewhat less than Zhang Xueyou's...

But a physical album will definitely be released…

Previously, he posted on Weibo: "Recording of my third album, 'Time Thief,' has begun. Including two cover songs, there are a total of 16 songs this time, all of which I wrote myself."

Just wanted to let everyone know that this time we've prepared 10 records, and that won't be increased... This is probably the last time we'll prepare more than 10. It's not that I'm worried about not being able to sell them; my fans are very willing to spend money on me. But times are changing, and I estimate that the era of internet music copyrights is about to begin. In the future, major music platforms will need official licenses to play our songs... The licensing fees alone will be enough to cover our album production costs!

From now on, if you want to listen to my songs, you can just go to the music platform!

"Furthermore, @KuMusic, you want to get my exclusive copyright for 500 million? If I don't agree, you won't let my new songs chart. You guys are really something, threatening me? Do you think I'm someone you can just bully?"
I'm announcing that my albums and songs, even covers, are not allowed on Kuwo Music. They haven't authorized them... You can uninstall this software now!

Yes, they directly confronted Kuwo Music!
It's about copyright...

They tried to force a sale and even threatened Shen Yan.

The latter doesn't tolerate it either.

With so many music platforms out there, I don't understand where this one got the courage...

They didn't even bother to find out about Shen Yan's style of doing things; he doesn't tolerate anyone!
……

Shen Yan records songs very quickly, but filming the music video might take some time, since they need to find a female lead…

Following Shen Yan's idea, they simply found all the famous 95-episode episodes...

They're not crazy, nor do they want to play by the rules. They're just waiting for them to become famous so that their fans will discover that their idols have all been the female leads in Shen Yan's music videos.

Just thinking about it makes me feel so good!
However… the current crop of 95-generation actresses are all still in high school…

It was so difficult to find them!
Let's stick with the 90s generation of actresses: Yang Zi, Reba, Li Qin, Li Yitong, Bai Lu, Nazha, Tan Songyun, Ju Jingwei, Meng Ziyi…

Wait a minute, Bai Lu, Ju Jingwei, and Meng Ziyi don't seem to have debuted yet!

Let's use the debut ones first!
When he handed the list of female leads for the music video to Yang Siwei and asked her to invite them, Yang Siwei hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Brother Yan, what do you think of the Korean wave?"

"Korean Wave will definitely have a place...after all, we're really lagging behind in the entertainment industry..."

Our entertainment market doesn't have the kind of operation that combines singing and dancing with idols and groups.

At that time, the mainland market was practically a blank slate in this area. Meanwhile, the Korean Wave, fueled by several phenomenal Korean dramas, was exerting a powerful influence across Asia, making it a natural progression for idol groups to enter the Chinese market.

Good-looking young men and women sing somewhat avant-garde pop songs in languages ​​that are hard to understand, dance energetically, provide friendly fan service, and offer a variety of content to watch. It would be strange if they weren't popular.

Back then, many celebrities and singers in the Chinese entertainment industry were shocked when they watched TVXQ perform!

TVXQ is truly awesome!
A masterpiece by SM Entertainment. Each of the five members possesses top-notch singing and dancing skills individually, and the entire group's vocal timbre and movements are perfectly synchronized.

Of course, they disbanded later...

But TVXQ proved that South Korea, with its complete idol group industry chain, can produce idols whose skill level far surpasses that of Chinese idols.

Shen Yan asked curiously, "What's wrong? Why are you asking this?"

"...Do you know Girls' Generation?"

"Of course I know!" Shen Yan thought of something: "Girls' Generation is coming to develop their careers here?"

"...Yes, their team contacted me..."

"Contact you?"

“Yes,” Yang Siwei continued, “they have plans to promote Girls’ Generation in the mainland market… how about having Yoona film a music video with you?”

Shen Yan glanced at her... Was she asking me to carry a girl to higher ranks?
Im Yoon-ah…

Shen Yan scratched his head: "Aren't there any prettier ones?"

"Lim Yoona is so pretty, she's their visual center!"

"...Big sister, you call this beautiful?"

Shen Yan randomly searched for a picture: "No breasts, no butt... what's so attractive about it?"

"...Maybe he's tall?"

"...Change it!"

"Oh," Yang Siwei nodded, "I'll ask them if they have any better recommendations. Who do you like?"

"I really like Park Jiyeon, I think she's pretty!"

“…Park Jiyeon?” Yang Siwei was a little confused: “Girls’ Generation has someone like that?”

"What do you mean there isn't?" Shen Yan retorted loudly, "You can search her phone; this woman is quite pretty!"

Yang Siwei immediately started searching, while Shen Yan chimed in, "She looks like Kim Tae-hee, she has a lot of style..."

"Is it her?"

Yang Siwei pointed to the picture and asked Shen Yan, who nodded: "Yes! That's her!"

"She's not a member of Girls' Generation at all, she's a member of T-ara!"

"...What's the difference?"

"They're not from the same company, just like the difference between SHE and Twins!"

"Oh," Shen Yan pursed his lips, "Then forget it..."

"Why should we just give up?" Yang Siwei shook his head: "If you really like her, I'll send her an invitation... to collaborate. I'm sure her company will agree!"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "It's not that serious... It's like choosing a concubine... Girls' Generation it is, Yoona is fine too, anyway, shooting a music video won't take long..."

"What do you mean by 'selecting concubines'? You're the most popular star in China. It's an honor for them to work with you... Of course, we have to choose carefully. If you don't like them, why should we work with them?"

(End of this chapter)