Have you ever been a celebrity? Why are you writing about entertainment?

Yu Wei wanted to release a song on the Sakura Music platform to gain popularity, but they have already replied that it's not allowed!

The music platforms there are very unique; they don't accept direct uploads from individual musicians, but require uploads through officially certified digital music distributors.

Simply put, it involves finding an agent to standardize the work and help manage royalty settlements.

Sakura is indeed professional when it comes to copyright protection. If a song is played in a public place, the broadcaster needs to pay a usage fee to collective management organizations such as the Music Copyright Society.

Even in shopping mall restaurants, it's the same; this is very different from the domestic market.

The existence of distributors is to ensure clear rights to works and avoid infringement disputes, which is definitely a good thing for content creators.

Despite Yu Wei's immense popularity in China, she's still a relatively unknown figure in Japan and has to follow the proper procedures to release a song.

You can't blindly trust foreigners in this kind of thing, since it involves interests, and you have to be careful not to be deceived. However, Yu Wei also has his own methods.

If you have resources, you should use them. He is also a member of the music association, an official organization that faces the international community. Ye Laodeng must have a way.

After listening to Yu Wei's request, Ye Shengyu did not hesitate to help. No, it shouldn't be called helping; international music exchange is their job.

The association had wanted to do this for a long time, but it lacked the capability. Chinese songs have a narrow international audience, and even the most skilled cook can't make a meal without ingredients...

Since Chen Ping passed away, there have been few musicians in China who can connect with the international scene. They have been waiting for this opportunity, and finally, Yu Wei has arrived.

After all, he is the only one who has gone abroad in recent years. There is no doubt about the success of "Castle in the Sky" and "To the Future" also received a good response in Japan.

Unfortunately, he was behind the scenes for both of these works. It's hard for a pianist to attract attention. In "To the Future," Yu Wei sang it for Rio Sakuratani, and he was just the composer.

They knew Yu Wei had this ability, but they didn't want to force him. Now that they heard Yu Wei volunteer, Ye Shengyu was genuinely happy.

This is not just his business, but the business of the entire association and even the entire Chinese music scene. How can we not support it?

"That's easy, we'll go through international channels!"

In addition to local distributors in Sakura, major international music platforms have also certified her. As long as she follows the path of "music exchange," Sakura won't be able to squeeze a single penny out of Yu Wei...

Actually, this is not a simple matter. There are many steps involved in going through international channels. In addition to preparing the issuance materials, various certificates and metadata also need to be prepared. However, Yu Wei doesn't need to worry about these things; they will take care of them.

No matter how many procedures there are, they will be Yu Wei's solid support!

"Senior, I trust you to handle things."

"Haven't you already met their parents? Why are you still calling them 'senior'?"

Ye Shengyu was pleased that Yu Wei respected his elders, but he didn't like Yu Wei's way of addressing him. He had already met his grandmother, so why was she being so distant?
"Okay, thank you, Uncle."

Yu Wei was being very accommodating; after all the help he received, it was really inappropriate for him to secretly call Lao Deng...

We're family, so let's not speak like strangers!
With the help of professionals, he no longer needed to worry about these trivial matters. The song had been successfully redeemed, so without further ado, he decided to record it first.

……

In an office building in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Kazuya Saeki, a reviewer at TuneCore Japan, rubbed his throbbing temples.

On his screen, the queue of newly submitted works stretched as far as the eye could see.

At 3 p.m., another application from overseas popped up—applicant's nationality: China; singer: Yu Wei; song title: "Aisareru Hana Aisarenu Hana".

Saeki pursed his lips.

As an independent musician in China, he receives dozens of applications every week, the vast majority of which are poor imitations of Mr. Chen or attempts to come up with a nonsensical Japanese song title.

He originally planned to listen for thirty seconds as usual, then drag it out to the end, and then archive it on the grounds that it "did not fit Sakura's market positioning"...

But upon seeing his special channels for "international exchange," Kazuya Saeki immediately perked up. Singers with official backing like this are difficult to deal with; even if you want to refuse, you have to give a detailed reason for the refusal. Usually, they just turn a blind eye and let it go.

Anyway, it's none of their business if no one cares about it in the end.

However, based on Kazuya Saeki's work experience, songs from China would likely fail miserably even if included.

Aside from Mr. Chen, he couldn't recall any other notable original musicians over there.

"There aren't even lyrics translated?"

Providing translations for song information can greatly lower the cognitive threshold for local listeners. This Mr. Yu didn't even prepare Japanese lyrics, yet he wants to open up the cherry blossom market, which is nothing short of wishful thinking.

Saeki Kazuya shook his head helplessly. If even someone like that could get official endorsement, it seemed there really wasn't anyone else available...

Just as he opened the lyrics file out of professional habit, Saeki was also taken aback by what he saw.

He had initially thought it was a Chinese song, which was why he was looking for the accompanying Japanese translation. Little did he know that it was actually a Japanese song.

A Japanese song written by a Chinese person? That's interesting.

Saeki couldn't help but smile knowingly, as if recalling the ancient Chinese poems he had written in high school, imitating Tang poems from his textbook.

It can only be said that knowing a language and using it for creative purposes are completely different things. Hopefully, this song will not make him feel embarrassed about his native language.

He opened the audio file with great interest, but his expression gradually became serious, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

……

Shen Yutong sent the recorded version of "The Wind Blows the Wheat" to Yu Wei. She was quite satisfied with her performance. However, after studying the song for the past few days, she had an unrealistic idea.

"If possible, I hope you can release a version by Professor Ji Jian."

The singers in Yu Wei's novels all have their own special settings, and she was quite curious about this person's singing style and voice.

This idea is absurd, but Shen Yutong seems to have truly seen an incredibly real soul behind this song.

If only she really had such a teacher...

"There will be a chance."

Well, I have another chance to create a new account.

Yu Wei checked the video and saved it after confirming that everything was correct. The sound tuning for "So You're Here Too" will be done soon, and the competition will begin shortly.

If the review process goes smoothly, the Japanese version should also be released tonight. I wonder how the response will be.

Returning to one's ancestral home shouldn't cause any culture shock, but this time, he's the ancestor... those idiot juniors are the real challengers.

"No, no, no."

Qi Luoan, who was watching from the side, suddenly realized that something was not right. She already knew that Yu Weiyi had split up the two groups to produce two songs and two lyrics.

Given that Yu Wei wants to open up the cherry blossom market, the quality of this song must be very high. Under such circumstances, how weak can the Chinese version sung by the indigenous singer be?
Yu Tong has hit a steel plate!

No wonder Yu Wei insisted on sending Yu Tong a sniper rifle; if she had to choose the song herself, she probably wouldn't have been able to overcome this hurdle.

Even with a suitable weapon, it's still uncertain whether Shen Yutong can win. Yu Wei's exploratory work is not so easy to defeat.
"You're not going to let my sisters kill you for our grand plan to go to sea, are you?"

However, Qi Luoan thought again that if this song could really shine in a foreign land, then Yu Tong losing wouldn't be so shameful.

On the contrary, if she wins, it will seem to have a high level of prestige. What does it mean to have a new song that dominates the cherry blossom charts? She is just a loser in a domestic amateur competition.
The people of Sakura will be terrified when they hear this—the numerical inflation from the mysterious East! (End of Chapter)