Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

"Sign! Sign! Sign now!"

The lead technician rubbed his hands together, his eyes fixed on the USB drive in Lu Jiuge's hand:

"I'll sign ten copies, not just one, as long as I can see the algorithm code quickly!"

"Yes, the sooner we sign, the sooner we can get to work!"

The other technicians joined in the commotion.

Lu Jiuge nodded with satisfaction and gave Chen Bin a wink.

Chen Bin waved the folder in his hand:

"Come with me, everyone! The agreement has already been proofread by a lawyer. Don't leave after you sign it. I'll take you to the warehouse to get the computers—the latest models, over 20,000 each, specially prepared for you!"

The technicians followed Chen Bin away, and Lu Jiuge handed the USB drive to Zheng Lin:

"The Lingyun algorithm is our lifeline. Register the patents and copyrights as soon as possible, and use all available protection measures. Don't be stingy with the money!"

Lu Jiuge patted Zheng Lin on the shoulder, her tone suddenly changing.

"Old Zheng, I'm leaving the company and the brothers in your hands. My decisive battle with Luo Zhiqiang has begun, and I won't be able to leave these next few days!"

"Once we win the bet, we'll immediately go to NewSlow Technology to discuss the implementation of our algorithms. I've already planned this!"

After saying that, he turned and walked downstairs, calling out as he went:

"Old Zuo, bring your men and come with me. We'll fight all night. If we win, everyone gets double the bonus!"

Zuo Wei immediately got up and followed:

"clear!"

……

Upon descending to the first floor of Mirror World Media's office, three employees were rapidly working on their computers. Seeing Lu Jiuge and Zuo Wei enter, they immediately stood up.

"President Lu, President Zuo, everything is ready!"

"We've already deployed our online army in QQ groups, Baidu Tieba, and local forums. The copywriting, videos, and hashtags are all ready. Just give the order, and we'll go viral!"

Lu Jiuge nodded:

"Let's double-check the copy. The key points are capital blockade, grassroots comeback, and good songs being suppressed. Don't play tricks; the more authentic it is, the more it will move people."

"Don't worry, it's all in plain language."

Zuo Wei sat down at his computer and showed Lu Jiuge the document.

Twelve record companies joined forces to blacklist Lu Jiuge's songs. Why can't they become popular?

Four million downloads in four days – the preferences of ordinary people shouldn't be defined by capital!

Lu Jiuge glanced at it and said with satisfaction:

"Go with this plan. At midnight, launch a full-scale, saturation bombardment, giving Yawei Records no time to react!"

After giving her instructions, Lu Jiuge stood up:

"Brothers, let's put on a tough show these next couple of days. We'll eat and sleep here. Hang in there for two more days, and once this is over, we'll give everyone a bonus!"

After speaking, Lu Jiuge looked to her left:

"Also, Lao Zuo, could you discuss with Teacher Liu about converting the third floor into offices for Mirror Media to improve the working environment?"

"good!"

……

At midnight, Lu Jiuge, along with Zuo Wei and a few others, guarded the office.

At his command, a wave of excitement suddenly swept across the internet.

In the county-level online forums, the topic of Lu Jiuge being banned quickly gained traction.

In the QQ group, there is a kind of love called letting go, and the slogan supporting grassroots singers is being forwarded like crazy;

On video websites, videos spontaneously filmed by netizens have gone viral, all accompanied by the caption, "Capital can block distribution channels, but it can't block good songs."

"That was so satisfying! Luo Zhiqiang's songs sound fake, but Lu Jiuge's songs are so full of emotion!"

"Twelve companies have joined forces to bully ordinary people like us. We must support Lu Jiuge!"

"I've already downloaded it and am playing it on repeat. I just want to show the capitalists who truly controls the market!"

……

The emotions of ordinary netizens were ignited, and the download volume of the ringtone "There is a kind of love called letting go" began to surge.

The next day at noon, Zuo Wei stared at the backend data and excitedly shouted:

"Mr. Lu! It's a bombshell! In just twelve hours, the ringtone downloads have surpassed seven million, and they're still going up!"

Lu Jiuge looked at the numbers flashing on the screen and a smile appeared on her lips:

"Faster than I expected!"

"We have one more day. We must continue to guide public opinion, completely ignite public sentiment, and not give Lo Chih-chiang and Yawei Records a chance to retaliate!"

Meanwhile, in the conference room of Yawei Records, the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Luo Zhiqiang slammed his hand on the table, his face turning ashen.

"How is that possible? He's been completely banned, how could his download numbers be increasing so quickly?"

On the conference room screen, the download count for "Road to Glory" remained at 8.9 million, showing a slow increase.

There is a kind of love called letting go, which has already reached 7.2 million, and the gap is still rapidly narrowing.

"It's the influence of public opinion!"

The marketing director was sweating profusely with anxiety:

"Lu Jiuge's team used emotional marketing, turning the ban into a hot topic to incite ordinary netizens to boycott us. Now the internet is full of voices supporting him!"

Zhao Mingliang sat in the main seat, his fingers tapping on the table, his eyes filled with a sinister light:

"Just a bunch of netizens, and they think they can turn the world upside down?"

He abruptly looked up and gave an order to the public relations director:

"Immediately contact an online marketing company and send them a million dollars to create a buzz! Say that Lu Jiuge's songs are vulgar, lack substance, and are a disgrace to the music industry, and incite the elite to boycott him!"

"Mr. Zhao, this..."

The public relations director hesitated for a few seconds before whispering his opinion:

"With netizens' emotions running high right now, wouldn't a direct confrontation backfire?"

"What are you opposing?"

Zhao Mingliang roared:

"If we don't suppress this trend, anyone will dare to challenge us! Tell the online trolls to hurl insults at Lu Jiuge, labeling her as unconventional, vulgar, and a disruptor of industry rules!"

"Also, immediately find a writer with good writing skills to fabricate a piece of Lu Jiuge's embarrassing history and post it online!"

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Mingliang gave instructions:

"Just write that Lu Jiuge is hypocritical, using a grassroots persona to make money, and treating ordinary fans like fools to be fleeced!"

"In short, write as viciously as possible, don't worry about ethical boundaries!"

"yes!"

The public relations director dared not refute and quickly went to make arrangements.

Soon, another voice emerged online.

Music critic's article:

The song "There's a Kind of Love Called Letting Go" has straightforward lyrics and a simple melody, lacking any musicality. Its explosive popularity is a tragedy for the Chinese music scene!

In the elite forum, more and more people echoed this sentiment:

Those who listen to Lu Jiuge's songs are mostly from the lower classes, with questionable taste. It's right for capital to blacklist him; otherwise, the music industry will only get worse!

Some people even dug up Lu Jiuge's past incident of having pirates burn discs to smear her:

People who don't even respect copyright don't deserve to make music!

Lu Jiuge didn't take the online smears to heart.

But when he came across the smear article published by Yawei Records claiming that "Lu Jiuge is a hypocrite who preys on the wallets of low-income fans," he slammed his hand on the table, his eyes instantly turning cold.

"A cornered dog is resorting to desperate measures? They'll throw away all shame just to win!"

He tossed the phone to Zuo Wei:

"Look at the lies they've made up. Do they really think ordinary people are fools?"

The person on the left glanced at their phone, but their hands didn't stop working:

"President Lu, don't worry. I've had people monitoring Yawei's fund flows for a while now, and we're investigating the transaction leads!"

After five or six minutes, Zuo Wei spoke excitedly:

"Got it! I just received intelligence; this is proof that Yawei Records transferred one million to the online trolls!"

Lu Jiuge's eyes sharpened as she looked at the bank transfer receipt on the computer:

"The final battle has begun!"

"Old Zuo, release this evidence, with a single caption: 'Capital spends a million to smear the likes of ordinary netizens, is this what you call industry rule?'"

"clear!"

The left side indicates that the operation can begin immediately.