Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

Wang Guangjun was taken aback by Lu Jiuge's words and scratched his head:

"Not uploading to music websites? With so many people wanting to listen to music these days, wouldn't it spread much faster if we uploaded it online?"

"What spreads quickly also dies quickly!"

Lu Jiuge pulled him a few more steps toward a corner of the film set:

"Old Wang, if you could just listen to something for free online, who would spend two yuan to download a ringtone?"

"Ringtone?"

Wang Guangjun was taken aback:

"Ninth Brother, you've signed with a company?"

"I uploaded it myself, and I get 40 cents for each download."

Lu Jiuge lowered her voice:

"Therefore, no free full-length audio version can be leaked before the ringtone is released, to avoid affecting download numbers!"

Wang Guangjun's expression changed drastically:

"Holy crap! I copied the original file to Ban Kaiwen yesterday!"

Without blaming Wang Guangjun, Lu Jiuge instructed:

"Call him and tell him to delete it!"

Wang Guangjun took out his mobile phone and called Ban Kaiwen. After understanding the situation, he breathed a sigh of relief, hung up the phone, and explained:

He said he hadn't listened yet, but promised to delete it.

"That's good. Whether I can help you earn six figures in three months depends on this one move. Go and keep an eye on him deleting it!"

"good!"

When it comes to money, Wang Guangjun is very cautious. He told the head of the venue management team and headed to Qingfeng Ice Rink.

Watching his retreating figure, Lu Jiuge breathed a sigh of relief. He was genuinely worried that uploading it ahead of time would affect the sales of ringtones.

Putting this little incident aside, Lu Jiuge returned to the film set and was kept busy all day by Wu Ziming.

However, Lu Jiuge was absent-minded throughout the rest of the work, her mind completely focused on the competition.

The next morning, while the crew was resting, he couldn't wait to drag Wang Guangjun to Qingfeng Ice Rink.

The two hadn't gone far from the hotel when they discovered that the entire street was now filled with the song "Walking In The Sun."

Walking less than 500 meters along the main street of the film city, I heard "Walking In The Sun" playing in three different places.

Nearby, small groups of non-mainstream teenagers were practicing dance together.

Just then, a system notification suddenly appeared in his mind:

[A small amount of positive sentiment fluctuation was detected...]

[Positive Faith Value +3 +2 +1...]

Almost simultaneously, another notification popped up:

[Negative emotions detected: disgust, irritability...]

[Source: Nearby businesses, passersby...]

[Negative Faith Value +1 +2 +1...]

Lu Jiuge was taken aback and listened carefully to the sounds around her.

Sure enough, a middle-aged woman selling souvenirs not far away was frowning and looking towards the small square, muttering curses under her breath:

"It's so noisy! These good-for-nothings have been playing this damn song since yesterday, I don't know where they learned it!"

The owner of the teahouse next door also poked his head out:

"What kind of song is this? It's just the same two lines over and over again, it's giving me a headache!"

Two middle-aged men passing by shook their heads:

"What kind of nonsense are young people doing these days!"

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Lu Jiuge smiled.

"Go ahead and curse me! The harsher you curse, the stronger I'll become!"

I glanced at the system panel. My positive faith value had slowly climbed to over twenty, while my negative faith value was also over ten points.

Although the growth is slow, it is definitely moving.

Having confirmed this, Lu Jiuge was in high spirits and enthusiastically began teaching Wang Guangjun her next marketing strategy!

As they walked and talked, they heard deafening music coming from the Qingfeng Ice Rink when they were still five or six hundred meters away.

It's the DJ version of Walking In The Sun.

It was clear that the sound was not coming from a portable speaker, but from a high-powered speaker at the ice rink.

Pushing open the door, I was greeted by deafening music and a sea of ​​hundreds of people crowding the ice rink.

No one was skating; they were all dancing in unison.

Ban Kaiwen led the dance on the stage, while the sidelines were surrounded by people taking photos with their mobile phones.

"This is amazing! The scene is spectacular!"

Wang Guangjun was also somewhat surprised to see this scene.

Ban Kaiwen saw the two of them and excitedly rushed over:

"Ninth Brother! How's the training going, brothers?"

Hearing Ban Kaiwen address him more familiarly, he became less reserved and even jokingly teased him:

"Hey Lengmo, I see you're really not holding back at all. Leading the brothers and sisters in training so enthusiastically, aren't you afraid they'll steal your rankings?"

Ban Kaiwen patted his chest generously:

"Ninth Brother, who do you think you are? Although I'm also envious of the bonus, everyone respects me as the leader, so I have to act like one and work for the benefit of my brothers and sisters!"

"You have such a broad vision; we should all learn from you!"

Lu Jiuge patted Ban Kaiwen on the shoulder, sighed sincerely, and then asked:

"How's the registration going?"

"One hundred and twenty-seven people!"

Ban Kaiwen proudly claimed credit:

"I weeded out all the people who were just there for the fun of it, and only those who could actually jump were left!"

Lu Jiuge's smile froze, and she cursed inwardly:

"Damn it, you ruined my plans! The more people you filter out, the worse the promotion for my song will be!"

Despite his frustration, he couldn't afford to show it, so he had to swallow his anger, walk to the center of the room, and raise his hand to signal for quiet.

"The competition will officially begin tomorrow at noon!"

The judges were me, Leng Mo'ai, and Wang Guangjun.

First place: 500; second place: 300; third place: 200—cash prizes awarded on the spot!

Upon hearing this, the crowd cheered. Lu Jiuge raised her voice and continued explaining the rules:

"In addition, the number of times each participant shares content on QQ groups and video websites over the past two days will be counted as an extra 20 points! Make the most of this last bit of time and get as many points as you can!"

Since the desired publicity effect was affected by Ban Kaiwen, Lu Jiuge had no choice but to make up for it by addressing this issue.

After announcing the rules, Lu Jiuge did not rush to leave, but stayed on site to wait for her questions to be answered.

After spending more than an hour at the ice rink, Lu Jiuge and Wang Guangjun left and returned to the film set.

Even after walking quite a distance, Wang Guangjun was still in a state of excitement:

"Ninth Brother, tomorrow's performance is going to be amazing! I just watched a few people dance, and several of them were really good, just as good as Ban Kaiwen!"

"That's not enough!"

Lu Jiuge stopped, turned around and instructed Wang Guangjun:

"What I need is a strong advertising campaign. The ringback tone review has been approved; I'll go print out the download number plates later!"

"Your main task tomorrow is to livestream the scene, generate buzz, and push updates to various groups in real time!"

Wang Guangjun solemnly took out his notebook and waved it:

"Ninth Brother, don't worry, I've memorized all five steps of the marketing method you mentioned, and I promise to strictly follow them tomorrow!"

After speaking, Wang Guangjun asked curiously:

Regarding ringback tone downloads, how many downloads have been made so far?

Lu Jiuge shook her head:

"I'm not sure yet; I only received the text message notification before the match time was announced!"

"What are we waiting for? Let's go check it out right away, this is the important thing!"

Lu Jiuge did not refuse, and the two jogged back to the hotel, where they turned on the computer and logged into the 12530 website.

Open the backend control panel, which displays a total of 247 downloads.

"In less than half a day, it got 247 downloads and nearly 100 yuan in revenue sharing. Brother Jiu, you're amazing!"

Looking at the download numbers, Wang Guangjun felt a little envious.

"That's nothing, you're already envious of someone earning a hundred dollars?"

Lu Jiuge stood up and patted Wang Guangjun:

"Remember this number. Once the competition is held tomorrow and the video is circulated again, I want to increase it at least a thousandfold!"

After Lu Jiuge finished speaking, she looked at the system in her mind, eager to know how much the negative faith value was increasing.

Negative Faith Value +1500, Positive Faith Value +120

"We're on the right track. It seems like there's more criticism than criticism for this song in the beginning!"

"247 downloads is just the beginning. Once the number of downloads exceeds one million, music critics and record companies will eventually jump out, and then there will be plenty of faith to be gained."