Huayu: Traffic is king

Chapter 199 The Sound Source Butcher
"Sweetie, why aren't you asleep yet?"

The music video "Plum Jam" that Gu Jingyi filmed with Tian Xiwei was the last one. After filming, Gu Jingyi immediately started living with Tian Xiwei.

When actors are not working, they are no different from ordinary people.

Zhu Xudan is known for working only four months out of the year. The rest of the time he stays at home doing nothing.

From the boss's perspective, Gu Jingyi would be very disgusted and wish he could get this guy to film a movie as soon as possible.

But if his girlfriend could do that, Gu Jingyi would directly tell the truth.

Among his girlfriends, Tian Xiwei was the one who wasn't as career-driven.

If we rank career ambition from highest to lowest, it would be: Dilraba Dilmurat > Liu Haolin > Zhou Ye > Tian Xiwei = Li Yitong.

Li Yitong worked very hard in her early years, but her "ice-cold constitution" prevented her from becoming famous no matter what she filmed.

So over the years, her feelings have become less intense.

As for Oda, she can be either very career-minded or not.

As for the standard of judgment, that depends on Gu Jingyi.

It becomes stronger when faced with a strong opponent; its true nature is unknown.

There was no way around it; Gu Jingyi was her "white moonlight" and "love at first sight" for many years.

Even her motivation for entering the entertainment industry was to quickly shed her fan persona so she could appear openly beside Gu Jingyi and have the right to pursue him.

Tian Xiwei is the most love-obsessed, unlike Dilraba who has a powerful company pressuring her to meet certain performance targets set by Jaywalk Studio.

Although Gong Yuhan signed Tian Xiwei and paid her considerable attention, he would consider her for good scripts, but his main focus remained on Deng Lun.

Male actors have an easier time making it big than female actors, not to mention that Deng Lun is already somewhat famous.

"One Thousand and One Nights" is doing well. Although it's only a "gatekeeper for popular shows", it still adds 1 point to Deng Lun's achievements.

Although he couldn't ascend to stardom like in the original timeline, he went from a third-tier actor to a top star.

However, it also boosted Deng Lun's popularity, promoting him from a third-tier to a second-tier celebrity.

Gong Yuhan's current focus is still on Deng Lun, and he is currently accompanying Deng Lun on business trips.

As for Oda, let her take whatever she wants.

Although Gong Yuhan found scripts for Tian Xiwei that featured the female lead, the quality of this drama still depends on its cast.

Compared to the female lead, who comes from a cast of complete newcomers, being able to join the crew of Gu Jingyi, a top-tier celebrity, as the third female lead is by no means beneath her.

Effective broadcasting is the key; even a fraction of the views of a wildly popular drama can exceed the total views of a new drama.

Tian Xiwei's status will soon undergo a leap.

With Gu Jingyi by her side, she will enter the public eye even faster.

Gu Jingyi plans to directly invest in low-budget web dramas like "The Romance of Tiger and Rose".

Let Tian Xiwei join the cast and get the lead role.

He himself will no longer participate in the filming of this drama, but he can still decide on the female lead.

This drama had a low budget but high returns, making it one of the earliest web dramas to benefit from the online drama boom.

Whoever stars in this film will become famous. The character's depth and the tight plot are both positive factors.

Gu Jingyi once said that Xiaotian was also preparing to upgrade her status.

She's just the third female lead in "Go Go Squid!", how could she be someone Gu Jingyi could be proud of?
A top star should act like a top star!
He is a minority shareholder of TikTok and the founder of the streetwear brand "GoodGu".

Aside from his status as a top celebrity, Gu Jingyi is also a successful businessman.

I want to support my girlfriend's career and earn some extra money for myself on the side.

Zhou Ye has signed with Hesong Media, and with such a big name in the industry, her resources are unlikely to be lacking.

Liu Haojian debuted with the title of "Zhang Yimou's Girl" and was groomed to be the "next big star".

Dilraba Dilmurat needs no introduction. Despite the pressure from the post-85 generation of actresses, she managed to carve out a niche for herself with her looks. Furthermore, she gained national recognition through the phenomenal variety show "Running Man," becoming one of the "top 90s stars" alongside Yang Zi, which is enough to prove her worth.

Although her reputation has suffered somewhat due to the "water queen" scandal, her endorsements have actually only increased, and she has even joined the Dior camp in the fashion industry at Gu Jingyi's recommendation.

Dilraba became Dior's brand ambassador in China, marking the beginning of Yang Ying's and Zhao Liying's journey.

From the Dolce & Gabbana scandal to joining Dior's endorsement portfolio.

Dilraba's fashion resources, which had always been a weakness since her debut, have made a leap forward with the help of Gu Jingyi.

The only thing she lacks now is scripts; there are far fewer scripts being sent to Dilraba.

However, it's not a big problem; her core fans haven't abandoned her. After 2020, Dilraba will have more opportunities to collaborate with other actresses.

Finally, I no longer have to rely on others for my career development, just like before, and I have to depend entirely on Jiaxing Tianxia's conscience.

At that time, Gu Jingyi would surely give Dilraba some face and accompany her to film "You Are My Glory".

Thanks to this drama, Yang Yang's career has been boosted again.

However, Gu Jingyi wasn't interested in the show's ratings; it was just a popular episode, not a huge hit.

That's right, with the backing of top-rated shows like "Ashes of Love" and "Go Go Squid!", Gu Jingyi is just that arrogant, not even caring about the popularity of these shows.

His purpose in taking on this role was simple: he was after Dilraba Dilmurat.

There are quite a few fans who ship Yang Yang and Dilraba Dilmurat from the original timeline; some even ship the real people directly.

This drama also features quite a few kissing scenes…

Before "Love Designer", Dilraba tried to avoid filming kissing scenes whenever possible.

In the movie "Twenty-Four Carats" released this year, Dilraba Dilmurat used a bank card to cover her kiss with Guo Jingfei during their kissing scene.

Gu Jingyi was very satisfied and didn't say anything more.

However, Gu Jingyi ruined "Love Designer" and directly invited Dilraba Dilmurat to star in the company's S-level modern romance drama "Find Yourself" in the second half of next year.

Then came "You Are My Glory," marking Gu Jingyi and Dilraba Dilmurat's second collaboration.

The only thing he couldn't let go of was Xiaotian.

He should pamper his own girlfriend. After Xiao Tian finishes filming "The Romance of Tiger and Rose," she won't be criticized as a "supporting female lead" when she films "Qing Qing's Daily Life" with Gu Jingyi.

It is foreseeable that Xiaotian's schedule will be packed in 2019.

This period is the only time she has free time.

However, Tian Xiwei is clearly a restless person. Right after her little fight with Gu Jingyi, she started going to the super topic to promote Gu Jingyi's new album.

[@Gu Jingyi's Donuts]: Gu Jingyi's new album "Plum Jam" will be released at 0:00. All "Jingfei" and "Jinyiwei" (the self-proclaimed fighting fans) will be here.

Remember to log in to the dedicated link in advance, and refresh the page frantically as soon as the time is up. The digital album with 12 songs is only 24 yuan, which isn't expensive at all—just skip a bubble tea! I hope those fans who have been getting it for free will also support Gu Jingyi. Don't say that one album doesn't determine sales; a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

All sales figures are ultimately composed of the sales of individual albums.

Jingbao is already very considerate of her fans; for example, Chris's singles and EPs start at 3 yuan per song.

Twelve songs for only 24 yuan, not 36 yuan! I simply cannot imagine the pressure Gu Jingyi faced to get the Huace executives to agree to this price in order to save us costs…

Gu Jingyi leaned closer and couldn't bear to watch any longer.

Goodness, Tian Xiwei dares to boast like that, even Gu Jingyi himself wouldn't dare to look at it...

Forget it, I'd better not watch this stuff.

As a mature idol, he needs to keep his distance from his fans. The "Jingfei" fans were all vying for the best possible image for Gu Jingyi under Tian Xiwei's mobilization Weibo post.

There are several major music charts in China: QQ Music Rising Chart, QQ Music Hot Songs Chart, You Music Chart, NetEase Cloud Music New Song Chart and NetEase Cloud Music Hot Songs Chart, Kugou Music Top 500, and Kuwo Music Rising Chart and Hot Songs Chart.

The above charts are from major music streaming platforms, reflecting the rapid increase in popularity of songs shortly after their release.

While the quality and market share of these charts may vary, they are all from the mainstream music charts of major domestic music software.

They all have some reference value.

More comprehensive music charts include the Chinese Golden Hits Chart and the Global Chinese Songs Chart.

It is obvious that the previous lists are just domestic "streaming media lists".

If you have enough fans, it's not difficult to get on these lists.

The latter two lists are both authoritative in the Chinese music scene.

They will comprehensively consider factors such as the song's musical quality, market response, and the singer's influence before providing feedback.

If a song makes it onto the Chinese Music Chart, it not only represents the song's popularity but also reflects its artistic value to a certain extent.

The Global Chinese Music Chart, on the other hand, focuses on the popularity of Chinese songs worldwide. Its selection scope is broader and better reflects the influence of Chinese songs in the international Chinese music market.

"I'm browsing the Chinese music charts, what about you?"

Tian Xiwei didn't look up, her fingers constantly swiping across her phone screen. She had three phones on her lap, continuously refreshing the page.

"I'm looking at QQ Music's Rising Star Chart and Hot Song Chart, what about you?"

With the results fast approaching, even if it was only the first day's results, it was hard to say how things would go in the future, but Gu Jingyi couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

As the clock struck midnight, both of them logged out of the leaderboard they were still browsing.

"It's out! It's out!"

"Jingyi, come and see! The Chinese Music Awards chart is amazing!"

Gu Jingyi's phone was still refreshing when Xiao Tian, ​​sitting next to him, was the first to shout. His eyes were glued to his phone screen, and he kept yelling at Gu Jingyi, a broad smile on his face.

Gu Jingyi was still refreshing the page when he was so startled by the loud shout that his phone almost flew out of his hand.

He was about to say something when Tian Xiwei held up her phone, smiling broadly.

After seeing the phone screen clearly, Gu Jingyi's gaze froze.

On her phone, the music chart page of the Chinese Golden Melody Awards was open.

The list was just updated a few seconds ago.

At this time, from the first to the twelfth place on the list, all the album covers in front of the song titles were exactly the same, with the word "Plum Jam" written in an artistic style on the illustrations being very eye-catching.

The top twelve songs on the entire chart are all sung by the same person.

Gu Jingyi!
After his debut album broke records with its twelve songs, it swept the top twelve spots on the real-time music chart of the Chinese Music Awards, with the title track "Plum Jam" ranking number one.

The same thing happens when you open QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music.

This practice of suddenly appearing on the charts and taking up most of the top spots is called chart manipulation.

Only artists with high national popularity, such as Jay Chou, can achieve the effect of dominating the charts.

As for top-tier celebrities, let alone top-tier celebrities.

Even singers have never been this good.

From the moment the music is released, fans start constantly refreshing various download and click data. If there are a large number of fans and they all participate in the action, this effect can be achieved.

However, this approach only has a strong initial impact; if it relies entirely on fans to boost sales, the effect will decline in the second hour.

And by 6 a.m. the next morning, it will have lost all its effects.

Fans' efforts to boost the charts can only provide a good start.

True long-term rankings still depend on listeners' engagement.

Let alone Gu Jingyi, even Zhou Jielun couldn't manage an album with ten songs. Each song remained consistently on various charts for months after its release, a testament to their internal competition.

This sense of déjà vu is just as absurd as the idea of ​​"having ten sons in one birth"...

Gu Jingyi then opened QQ Music and Cloud Music, and he was among the top twelve most popular videos.

It's 0:00 now. I wonder if this data will hold until 1:00?

Gu Jingyi is quite reassured if it's a normal album.

This is his "TikTok hits" album, which is only available in digital format and is a deep collaboration with TikTok.

In the eyes of music critics, this is similar to "Let's Learn to Meow Together" taking first place...

Gu Jingyi's success is largely due to his debut through a talent show. His fans are both generous and active, and 85% of Lu Han's casual fans have changed their identities to support him.

They are very familiar with voting and are also good at data analysis.

The fans' intentions were good; they stayed up all night to help Gu Jingyi achieve such outstanding results.

If Gu Jingyi were as carefree as Tao Tao, he would have taken a screenshot and started posting on Weibo claiming to be "the number one Cpop star" and showing off.

"What's wrong, baby? Why are your eyebrows furrowed? Are you unhappy?"

Tian Xiwei smoothed Gu Jingyi's eyebrows with her fingers, feeling a pang of heartache.

"..."

When Gu Jingyi met those affectionate eyes, he couldn't bring himself to voice his thoughts.

The fact that he can dominate the charts on major domestic streaming platforms speaks volumes about his genuine popularity.

Moreover, the previous albums were well-produced, and the music was not only available to fans.

With a base of casual listeners, it's really showing signs of breaking into the mainstream. Even casual listeners are willing to listen to Gu Jingyi's songs.

"nothing"

Gu Jingyi put his mind at ease and looked at the BUS's results, which made him very excited. He then started checking the global Chinese music charts.

As expected, "Plum Jam" debuted at number one. All the other songs included were also in the Top 12, a neat and even distribution.

If "Plum Jam" can maintain its position as number one in the day, then so be it.

Gu Jingyi's title track "Plum Jam" achieved a #1 ranking on all major music charts, including both the real-time and daily charts, making it an AllKill.

The music scene in December 2018 was also vibrant and diverse. Looking at the QQ Music Hot Songs Chart, the Top 5 were:
1. G.E.M. (Deng Ziqi) - "Light Years Away"

2. Jay Chou's "Waiting for You After Class"

3. Li Ronghao's "Young and Promising"

4. G.E.M. (Deng Ziqi) - Countdown

5. Ai Chen's "Can We?"

Can fans really help them beat a hit song that's been out for over a month and beat G.E.M. (Gloria Tang)?

Gu Jingyi was unaware that he had already done his utmost as a singer.

"The rest is up to the listeners' ears."

He thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)