Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

"Ready for the next song?"

Lu Jiuge's soliloquy was overheard by Wu Ziming, who was still unable to calm down.

He turned his head abruptly, and asked in shock:

"You still have some in stock? What style?"

Lu Jiuge snapped out of her reverie and carefully replied:

"We're still thinking about it; we have a few songs as options, but nothing's been finalized yet!"

"With the data from 'Walking In The Sun' as a benchmark, the next song must perform even better!"

He wasn't exaggerating. He glanced at the system shop in his mind and saw that he already had five or six songs that could be exchanged with negative faith points.

Among them, Lu Jiuge values ​​the songs "There is a kind of love called letting go" and "It's all over" the most.

Later, Amu gained over 70 million ringtone downloads with his song "There is a kind of love called letting go".

"Liang Liang" was Lu Jiuge's favorite song in his previous life. When he was in a bad mood, he could even listen to it on repeat for a whole day.

Faced with the choice between ideals and reality, Lu Jiuge was unsure how to decide.

Wu Ziming sized up Lu Jiuge, remained silent for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke:

"Xiao Lu, you're great at revising scripts and you have a knack for understanding the higher-ups' intentions. You're also great at marketing and capturing the hearts of young people. This shows you have a real knack for understanding trends and people's minds!"

He paused, then tentatively began to speak:

"Could you try writing a theme song for the drama 'The Song of Zhenguan'? I want something unconventional, something different!"

"Theme song?"

Lu Jiuge paused for a moment, recalling the famous theme song of the Zhenguan era in later generations, and tentatively asked uncertainly:

"Director Wu, shouldn't a historical epic like 'The Song of Zhenguan' be sung by a big name in the industry?"

"I've contacted several industry bigwigs, and also had singers recommended by investors, but the demos they sent me weren't the kind of sound I wanted!"

Faced with this opportunity presented to him, Lu Jiuge couldn't possibly miss it. His mind raced as he pondered.

Although the songs available for redemption in the system store are all bestsellers, their styles are completely out of place with historical dramas.

Fortunately, having worked in the entertainment industry in his previous life, he was very familiar with those classic film and television theme songs.

Wu Ziming's reminder brought the grand and majestic theme song of "The Song of Zhenguan" to mind, its melody and lyrics instantly becoming clear.

With confidence now, Lu Jiuge looked at Wu Ziming, her tone resolute:

"Director Wu, if you trust me, I can create a theme song specifically for 'The Song of Zhenguan' based on the script!"

"Okay, put together a version. If it gets selected, the money won't be small! I'm going back now, you get busy!"

After patting Lu Jiuge, Wu Ziming led his team away from the ice rink.

After handing over the cleanup work to Ban Kaiwen and telling him to come find her the next day, Lu Jiuge also left with Wang Guangjun.

The match is over, but he hasn't finished capitalizing on the surge in online traffic, and he's not going to let it go.

Back in my hotel room, I opened my blog and checked the trending topics on the homepage. The topic of the song "Walking In The Sun" had risen to third place.

Once you click in, the comments section is already in an uproar.

"What is this garbage? It's utter trash in the music industry!"

"It sounds great! The rhythm is catchy!"

What's wrong with the aesthetic sense of today's young people?

"The Funeral Love Family Check-in! Walking In The Sun, Never a Slave!"

"Did the blogger get paid? Why would they recommend this kind of song?"

……

The two camps, those who like it and those who hate it, are now irreconcilably at odds.

Lu Jiuge felt even more frustrated looking at the insults.

He discovered that positive faith values ​​were constantly increasing within the system, while negative faith values ​​were increasing slowly.

Since the end of the live broadcast of the competition, the total increase has been less than 500.

"What's going on? Positive faith points are increasing rapidly, while negative faith points are increasing slowly, which means there are more supporters than critics!"

"That won't do. What I urgently need right now are negative faith points, to exchange for more songs!"

After a few sighs of indignation, Lu Jiuge called Wang Guangjun, who was lying on the bed, over:

"The competition hasn't generated the buzz I expected yet. Right now, it's just spontaneous discussion among netizens; mainstream music figures haven't gotten involved yet!"

"You should immediately step in and guide them to get involved!"

Wang Guangjun sat down in front of the computer, his face full of confusion:

"Let them insult us? Ninth Brother, are you kidding me!"

"right!"

Lu Jiuge nodded:

"We absolutely must get those mainstream musicians and singers involved; the more they criticize, the more popular we'll become!"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Jiuge stated her request:

Topic 1: What do professional musicians think of Walking In The Sun's explosive popularity?

Topic 2: Is "lowbrow" or "ecchi" music considered music?

"Topic 3: Ringtone downloads surpass 400,000: Is it a decline in aesthetics or a market choice?"

"Topic 4: The mainstream music scene has gone silent because none of them dare to directly challenge the competition!"

Wang Guangjun noted down Lu Jiuge's words and expressed his concern:

"Ninth Brother, the first three of your topics are fine, mainly guiding the discussion, but this fourth one is completely pushing us to the opposite side of the mainstream music scene!"

"That's exactly the effect we want—the more confrontational, the more traffic!"

Lu Jiuge offered no explanation, nor could he explain his possession of a system; he simply gave the order:

"Post these four topics through the accounts you control, notify the QQ group, and ask everyone to tag those famous music critics, music producers, and singers."

"As for your tone, be as arrogant as you can, you can even start cursing!"

Lu Jiuge's concern wasn't about becoming a public enemy in the entertainment industry, but rather that the popularity generated by "Walking In The Sun" would be quickly suppressed by the mainstream.

"clear!"

Although Wang Guangjun still had doubts, he had a clear understanding of his position and began to execute the plan without hesitation, mobilizing all accounts to fan the flames!

That night, Wang Guangjun was busy until 2 a.m.

Lu Jiuge, however, went to bed early.

It wasn't that he didn't want to command Wang Guangjun, but rather that the positive faith value had automatically converted to enhance his body, resulting in a sluggish reaction.

At seven o'clock the next morning, Lu Jiuge was awakened by shouts from downstairs.

"Little Lu! Lu Jiuge!"

It was Liu Sixi's voice.

Lu Jiuge glanced at Wang Guangjun, who was asleep on the table, and then opened the window to look down.

Liu Sixi stood at the hotel entrance, looking up and shouting, waving a file folder in his hand.

"Teacher Liu?"

Lu Jiuge was stunned for a moment:

"Why are you here?"

"Get down quickly! Something terrible has happened!"

Liu Sixi's tone was urgent, but also tinged with excitement.

Lu Jiuge was puzzled, so she put on her clothes and went downstairs.

Seeing Lu Jiuge walk over, Liu Sixi stepped forward and grabbed his arm, his eyes shining:

"Do you even realize you're being collectively condemned by the mainstream music industry?!"

Lu Jiuge's heart stirred, but she did not answer. Instead, she focused her consciousness into the system.

On the system panel, the number in the Negative Faith Value column is jumping wildly:

[Negative Faith Value: 51287]

Upon confirming this number, Lu Jiuge didn't need to look at the information online to guess how fierce the online attacks against her were.

Because the more people you hate, the more negative faith value will increase!

He was very satisfied with the result and had even greater trust in Wang Guangjun's abilities.

"Come on! Let's talk over there!"

Lu Jiuge was preoccupied with his own thoughts and didn't say anything. Without waiting for a reply, Liu Sixi pulled him towards the recording studio.

Upon arriving at Liu Sixi's recording studio, he immediately pulled Lu Jiuge to the computer.

The 12530 backend login interface has been opened on the computer screen:

"Log in quickly and check how many ringback tones have been downloaded!"

"Teacher Liu, why are you more anxious than I am? You won't get a single penny of this money!"

Looking at Liu Sixi, Lu Jiuge teased, "I'll still enter the username and password."

He was also full of anticipation about how much money he could make from the song "Walking In The Sun" in one night.