I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

“We are indeed at a low point right now, so what should we do?” Chen Ya said, “We just need to wait. Wait for the day when the mean returns.”

Chen Ya stood up and extended his hand: "Let's go, let's go to Zhou Peng's factory and see if he's slacking off."

Jiang Xinhai placed her soft hand into Chen Ya's palm.

……

Jiang Xinhai and Chen Ya stayed at home for a week.

For a whole week, I didn't dare to receive much external information.

As Chen Ya said, all they can do now is wait for the day when the mean reverts. Before that happens, watching anything else will only affect their own mindset.

A week after the release of a new album, the music weekly will publish this week's music trend chart.

Because it's a media outlet specializing in music, its statistical methods are extremely professional—so professional that every record store owner has a copy and uses the charts to select albums.

Whether an album is good or not can largely be reflected in its performance on the charts in its first week.

Chen Ya went out and bought a copy. When he returned home, he solemnly placed the thin magazine on the coffee table.

"Let me state upfront that our album is absolutely top-tier," Chen Ya said, holding up one finger before opening it, "but I have no confidence in the audience."

"The mean hasn't reverted yet, has it?" Jiang Xinhai said irritably. "That's enough, hurry up and take a look."

Because she was misled by Chen Ya's theories, she forced herself not to inquire about the sales of "Encounter" through any channel for a whole week, but now she absolutely can't hold back anymore.

"Oh."

Chen Ya opened the magazine.

On the first page, the bold title pops up prominently:

Jiang Xinhai's new album has been released a week ago, and its popularity has fluctuated dramatically!

Chen Ya quickly closed the magazine.

Jiang Xinhai clutched his chest, panting heavily as he lay on the sofa: "I can't take it anymore, I can't stand it, maybe we should stop watching."

Even if you believe in a lot of theorems, your heart will still ache with tension in this situation.

Chen Ya was sweating profusely: "Let's skip this page and go straight to the trending list."

He flipped straight to the last page—Music Weekly usually puts the charts on the last few pages—and the two of them leaned over to look at the charts at the same time.

The moment they saw the list, both of them felt hot, but at the same time, they felt half-cool.

Jiang Xinhai grabbed Chen Ya's hand with his icy hands, his body trembling: "What... what's going on?"

The list was ranked as follows:

Jiang Xinhai's name, along with her portrait next to it, is positioned exactly and properly at number 2 on the entire list.

If that were all, the two of them would be able to jump from the spot.

However, very ominously, the person ranked above Jiang Xinhai and above her was none other than her nemesis—Yingzi.

"What...what does this mean?" Jiang Xinhai asked, his voice trembling. "Yingzi hasn't released a new album recently, has she?"

Chen Ya stared intently for a moment, then said, "Snap!"

"what happened?"

"You've misread the list, this is the Celebrity Topic Trends List," Chen Ya said, pointing to the bold text at the top of the list.

This list is purely for tracking the popularity of celebrities. Sometimes, a big scandal can cause a celebrity to jump to the top spot.

It's not very useful for reference.

Music Weekly has many charts, but the album sales chart is the most valuable.

Jiang Xinhai grabbed Chen Ya's arm and slapped and hit it, saying, "Turn the page quickly!"

Both of them are now experiencing elevated blood pressure due to each other's influence.

Chen Ya picked up the page with his fingers and slowly turned it.

Before opening it, he was filled with mixed emotions, with countless premonitions, both good and bad.

Jiang Xinhai's popularity ranks second, which is likely due to the album's sales exceeding their expectations.

However, it's also possible that her album didn't perform well in its first week, which is why she only ranked second in terms of buzz, and even ranked lower than Yingzi.

Good albums don't always become popular—this happens quite often. Even a band like Omnipotent Youth Society only won the Best New Rock Artist award after nearly ten years of existence.

Chen Ya turned to that page.

The words "Album Sales Chart" appeared in large letters before my eyes.

Chen Ya's gaze first fell to the bottom of the list, number 50, and then slowly moved upwards.

"Panic", "Rainbow After the Rain", "Memories of Time", "Too Softhearted"...

One by one, unfamiliar yet familiar names jumped into view.

No, no, no... this isn't it either.

Chen Ya was both worried about seeing the name "Encounter" too early and worried that she would never see the name "Encounter" in the end.

"Well!"

Suddenly, Jiang Xinhai let out a shriek like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and grabbed Chen Ya's arm tightly, shaking it violently.

Chen Ya was led astray, and then his eyes caught sight of the words "Encounter".

the first.

Cumulative sales: 45 copies; sales this week: 45 copies; new sales this week: 45 copies.

Besides cumulative sales, the other two sales figures are all ranked number one.

"Ahhhh!"

Jiang Xinhai went crazy, forgetting to take off his shoes, jumping onto the sofa and stomping around, grabbing Chen Ya and making him jump with him.

"First! First! First!"

Chen Ya was still somewhat confused.

What does it mean to sell 45 albums in a week?

It's worth noting that, to date, only about thirty albums in the entire history of music have ever sold more than 50 copies in a single week.

And this is happening on a global scale.

In the Chinese music scene, weekly sales exceeding 30 are considered legendary.

It's worth noting that in this year, the album's total sales exceeded 120 million copies, which means it was virtually unbeatable in the past 5 years.

They sold 45 albums in one go, even though the total production was only 50 albums.

What is the concept?

This means that, basically, all legitimate users in China have already been reached.

Even many consumers who had never heard a genuine CD before came running over with their money.

This shows that consumers have money in their pockets and are looking all over the streets for the album "Encounter", but almost every audio-visual store they can find is out of stock!

There are only 5 copies of "Encounter" available nationwide right now, and they are probably being sold out very quickly!

Those scalpers and pirated album distributors are probably ecstatic right now!

Every minute that passes now is like throwing money into the water!

Thinking of this, Chen Ya almost had a heart attack.

He was still being conservative.

For several years now, no album has surpassed 30 copies sold in its first week.

In addition, he didn't have much working capital at the time, which is why he only set the number at 50.

If I had known it would sell this well, I would have only released 80 copies back then, and maybe it would have broken the sales record for albums in China by now!

"First! First! First!" Jiang Xinhai was still jumping around excitedly, screaming, and she was screaming at the highest pitch that her voice, which was blessed by God, could produce.

"Wait! Wait! Something's wrong! Something's wrong! Don't panic, I need to check this out! Is there a problem with the data?"

Chen Ya stood on the sofa, took out his phone, and dialed Zhou Peng's number. The call was answered almost instantly.

"Hello? Mr. Zhichi, what's wrong?"

"Have I sold all 50 albums?"

Chen Ya pressed the speakerphone button, and Zhou Peng's voice came from the other end: "They've all been sold? Didn't you know?"

"Then why didn't you tell me?!" Chen Ya raised his voice.

"I... I thought you knew?" Zhou Peng said humbly and aggrievedly. "Wasn't it already a hit? It's playing everywhere."

“What I mean is, since they’ve all sold out, we should be ramping up production now!” Chen Ya said. “We’re making another 50 sheets right away? Why didn’t you tell me?”

"I... I thought that after you became famous, you would find a legitimate manufacturer, so I... I didn't dare to call you..."

Chen Ya put down his phone.

have to.

Mean reversion is indeed true, but human nature is unpredictable...

Chapter 145 What is a Popular Song?

Jiang Xinhai hugged Chen Ya on the sofa and said:

"After all that thrilling and exciting stuff, I need to see what the first article is about!"

Chen Ya turned to the first page and found the headline article titled "Jiang Xinhai's New Album Released One Week Ago, Popularity Trends Fluctuate Dramatically!"

Jiang Xinhai leaned against him from behind, resting his chin on his head, and read:

"...Jiang Xinhai's abrupt shift from film and television to the music industry was truly unexpected. However, judging from the performance of her first album, this transformation was of high quality, which surprised everyone, including industry insiders."

"Judging from previous attempts by celebrities to cross over into other fields, their fame in the film and television industry is not very effective with music fans, especially among television viewers. Their awareness of purchasing genuine CDs has not yet been established, so the effect on boosting album sales is limited."

"Most people in the industry are not optimistic about Jiang Xinhai's foray into this field. Yingzi even specifically mocked her, claiming that Jiang Xinhai's sales figures would abruptly halt her rising career..."

Chen Ya looked up: "Yingzi said something like that?"

Jiang Xinhai's face darkened: "I've said even more outrageous things. And, right at the crucial part, let me continue reading—As predicted, the first-day sales of the album 'Encounter' were not good. There was a slight increase on the second day, but on the third day, due to Yingzi's criticism, the sales plummeted to rock bottom."

After reading this sentence, the two looked at each other simultaneously.

"Yingzi even criticized her by name?" the two said in unison.

Then Chen Ya said, "Let's finish reading this article first, and then we'll find Yingzi's criticisms later."

"...However, on the fourth and fifth days, the sales of the album 'Encounter' surged, and with the momentum of breaking through all obstacles and rebounding, it directly rushed to the top of the sales charts, approaching the sales of 'The First Snow of 2012'."

"By Saturday, thanks to the holiday, album sales hit a new high, surpassing 'The First Snow' and firmly securing the top spot on the charts."

"By the seventh day, album sales had dropped again, but eventually stabilized at 45 copies, which is a pretty good result for a newcomer."

"Based on the final trend, the album's final sales are expected to reach 80 copies..."

After putting down the magazine, Jiang Xinhai put his arm around Chen Ya's neck: "Want to see Yingzi?"

"I don't need to look, I have something important to say." Chen Ya dialed Zhou Peng's number.

A moment later, as soon as the call connected, Chen Ya blurted out, "Make another 50 sets! Quickly!"

"okay!"

"The money will be paid after the payment is received."

"okay!"

"A boss like you, with such a keen eye for business, is truly remarkable. I don't know how you ended up only making educational supplements," Chen Ya commented.

"Bad luck, didn't meet any benefactors!" Zhou Peng said enthusiastically. "My first set wasn't perfect, but I'll do a better job with the second one!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xinhai tilted his head and asked, "Didn't you say the final sales volume was only 80?"

“The magazine made a mistake,” Chen Ya’s hands were trembling. “They don’t know that the decline in sales on the seventh day wasn’t because there were fewer listeners, but because the album sold out!”

Only 50 sets were shipped in total, but 45 sets were sold in one week.