He was in college, but his songs were at the Grammys.

2 PM, the general manager's office of Brilliant Galaxy Entertainment.

Song He sat in front of the computer, with the data monitoring backend of three songs running on the screen at the same time.

The curve of "Listen to the Sea" has already risen high, leaving the other two curves far behind.

The trajectory of "Special Person" was initially suppressed by "The Person Who Loves You" for a period of time, but then it began to fight back, with the data rising all the way up, and now it is on par with "The Person Who Loves You".

Song He picked up his teacup, took a sip of the now-cold tea, and couldn't hide the smile on his lips.

The office door was pushed open, and Anya strode in, her face filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"President Song! The real-time data for all three songs shows 'Listen to the Sea' leading in every aspect! Its play count is already double that of 'The One Who Loves You,' and the gap is widening! 'Special Person' has reached parity with 'The One Who Loves You,' and surpassing it is only a matter of time!"

Song He nodded, his tone calm: "As expected."

That being said.

But his slightly trembling right hand betrayed him.

Anya clearly noticed his slightly trembling hand and silently rolled her eyes.

She's clearly easily excitable, why is she pretending to be calm?

Song He clearly noticed Anya's gaze, silently turned his back to her, and changed the subject: "Did you see Qiu Xuan's Weibo post?"

"I saw it," Anya said. "'Young people these days are pretty impressive.'"

"That's impressive..." Song He repeated, then laughed, his laughter carrying a complex meaning. "Getting Qiu Xuan to say that is even harder than getting him to admit defeat."

He turned around and looked at Anya.

Do you know what this means?

Anya thought for a moment: "Does this mean that Chen Ming's talent has been recognized by the top people in the industry?"

"More than that." Song He shook his head. "It means that from today onwards, no one can treat Chen Ming as a 'newcomer with some talent' anymore. Qiu Xuan's words are a stamp, a stamp personally stamped by a top-notch creator, proving that Chen Ming is qualified to stand on the same stage as them and have a dialogue."

These words were spoken calmly, but carried immense weight.

Anya understood.

In the entertainment industry, especially in the music industry, seniority and titles are sometimes more important than ability.

No matter how good a newcomer's work is, it can easily be dismissed with a simple "it's just luck" or "it needs time to prove itself."

But now, Qiu Xuan.

In this industry, the recognized top creator single-handedly singled out Chen Ming from the ranks of "newcomers."

This is what Chen Ming earned on his own.

He earned it with the song "Special Person".

Same theme, same music genre, same release time—it was a head-to-head battle for success!

"Furthermore," Song He walked back to his desk and looked at the data curves on the computer screen again, "did you notice the data for Lin Wei's song?"

Anya nodded: "Listen to the Sea is now far ahead, with more than double the number of views as The One Who Loves You."

"It's not just about play counts." Song He opened another backend page. "Look at album sales."

The screen displays real-time sales data for Lin Wei's new album "Wei".

Release date: May 9th, 12:00 PM

Current sales: 10.7

Sales rating: Silver album (10 copies)

30.7 copies needed to reach the next rating (50 for a gold album).

Anya's eyes widened instantly.

"One hundred thousand?!" she almost exclaimed in shock. "Only two hours have passed!"

She increasingly felt that she had signed a monster.

"To be precise, it's two hours and seven minutes." Song He's tone was filled with undisguised pride. "And this is just the sales of the digital album; the data for the physical albums hasn't been fully tallied yet."

In the music industry on Earth, album sales have clear grading standards.

One hundred thousand copies is the threshold for a silver album.

Half a million copies sold is the threshold for a gold album.

Two million copies sold is the threshold for a diamond album, a height that all singers dream of, but most people can never reach in their lifetime.

Lin Wei's album "Wei" broke the silver album mark just two hours and seven minutes after its release.

The fastest growth rate for an album is within the first two hours after its release, after which it slows down.

But this is definitely not the limit of "Wei".

This is not the limit of "Listen to the Sea".

"At the current growth rate," Song He stared at the screen, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the table, "breaking 20 copies before the end of today shouldn't be a problem. A gold album is guaranteed within a month."

The period immediately following the release of an album is when its sales surge the fastest.

The fastest period has passed, but with the current momentum...

A gold album is definitely in the bag.

Song He said the words "It's settled" very softly, but with great certainty.

Anya stood there, speechless for a moment.

She knew what this meant.

Lin Wei's first album took a week to reach a silver rating and only barely touched the gold rating six months later.

And now, this album "Wei" may achieve in just one week what her previous album did in six months, thanks to the song "Listen to the Sea" written by Chen Ming.

Although there was a two-year gap between the two albums, Lin Wei's fame had increased significantly.

However, it is undeniable that "Listen to the Sea" played a decisive role in it.

In addition, there's the buzz generated by Chen Ming, a newcomer who's going head-to-head with established creators.

"This is just the beginning," Song He continued, his tone growing increasingly excited. "The word-of-mouth for 'Listen to the Sea' is growing, and with Lin Wei's large fan base and the song's potential to go viral, sales will continue to rise. Conservatively speaking, the final sales of this album... may be around one million."

One million means more than just a gold album.

That's the true top-tier level, aiming for a diamond album.

And all of this stems from a song.

It originated from the song "Listen to the Sea" written by Chen Ming.

"Chen Ming's victory was truly a triple win!" Song He laughed.

"First, he defeated Qiu Xuan and Lin Peikun head-on with his song 'Special Person,' proving his songwriting and singing abilities and firmly establishing himself in the industry."

"Secondly, his song 'Listen to the Sea,' written for Lin Wei, directly propelled her new album to a golden level or even higher. What does this mean? It means that from now on, all singers who want to reach higher positions will request songs from him!"

"Third," Song He paused, his eyes shining even brighter, "He showed everyone the strength of Brilliant Galaxy, that we are not without promising talents, that we are not without the ability to turn the tide, and that we have returned."

He spoke those last words slowly and heavily.

Anya sensed the weight in those words.

In the past two years, the status of Brilliant Galaxy in the industry has indeed become somewhat delicate.

Although it still holds the title of one of the "Big Four", it has gradually fallen behind the other three in terms of cultivating new talent and producing hit products.

There's been a lot of private discussion in the industry, with some even starting to wonder if Brilliant Galaxy is about to fall behind.

Now, Chen Ming has shattered all those discussions and doubts with a clean and decisive victory.

Of course, some people will say that Chen Ming won the MVP award, and that Brilliant Galaxy was just an easy win.

but!

What's wrong with being a passive, winning dog?

Some people who are practically guaranteed to win don't even have this kind of opportunity!

Then, Song He opened the "Industry Trends" WeChat group.

The group chat was unusually quiet at the moment.

Those bosses who had previously mocked him, comforted him, and waited to see him fail all seemed to have vanished.

Song He smiled and sent screenshots of "Listening to the Sea" and "Special Person" to the group.

Then, he slowly typed:

【Brilliant Galaxy Song He】: "@Sun, CEO of Starry Sky Entertainment, you're right. Young people just won't listen to advice. There's nothing I can do. He insists on releasing a song, and I can't stop him. [Sigh]"

The message was sent out, and the group was deathly silent.

A few seconds later, Mr. Sun's avatar flickered, but he didn't say anything, only sending a "[smile]" emoji.

Other CEOs also chimed in one after another, but they all tacitly avoided the topic and started talking about other things.

Song He looked at the screen, smiled, shook his head, and closed the group chat.

......

On the other side, Mr. Sun slammed his phone onto the sofa and let out a roar.

"Song He, I fucking swear!! You're playing me!"

"Damn it, Uncle!!!"

Sun Hong suddenly appeared out of nowhere, his face full of flattery.

Mr. Sun looked at his simple-minded nephew and sighed helplessly.

Even if I swallow my pride and find a top songwriter to write a song for my nephew, can he really beat Chen Ming?