novellhall Chapter 17 The reporter arrived, and his talent could no longer be hidden.
Chapter 17 The reporter arrived, and his talent could no longer be hidden.
Time flew by and it was already the end of April.
On April 29th, an unexpected event occurred in the music industry.
On this day, a song called "Autumn Never Returns," sung by a newcomer, unexpectedly entered the top 10 of the new song click chart on QQ Music, China's largest music platform, without any promotion, ranking 9th.
Moreover, this song also made it into the top 15 of the new song click charts on four other music platforms: Kugou Music, Tiantian Jingting, Kuwo Music, and Xiami Music.
Even more unbelievable is that the other two songs released by this newcomer to the music scene at the same time, "Wait a Minute" and "Damn Tenderness", also entered the top 30 of the new song click charts on the five major music platforms.
Many music companies and musicians have begun to pay attention to Lin Zixuan, the creator and singer of "Autumn Never Returns".
Lin Zixuan even received calls from several record companies asking if he was interested in joining one.
Lin Zixuan rejected all of their conditions after hearing them.
Not to mention that the terms they offered were extremely unfriendly, with a 30/70 split where the company took 70%, and all contracts were for more than 8 years.
What he found even more unacceptable was that after joining the record company, the copyright of any songs he would create in the future would also belong to them.
The only condition they offered was that he would agree to produce an album for him.
But who doesn't know that with the rampant piracy in the current environment, coupled with the so-called sharing spirit of internet platforms and the combination of MP3s, physical records have completely declined and have no future at all.
Most importantly, the number of ringtone downloads for the three songs gave him enough confidence and made him see clearly the new model of song distribution and profit in the Internet age, which made it completely unnecessary to rely on traditional channels.
As of last night, the backend data on the 12530 website showed...
"Autumn Never Returns" has been downloaded 375381 times as a ringtone.
"Wait a Minute" has been downloaded 328625 times as a ringtone.
"Damn Tenderness" has been downloaded 318617 times as a ringtone.
The total number of downloads has exceeded 102 million, and he has already received more than 41 yuan in revenue sharing from ringback tones.
However, his blog's fan base has grown relatively slowly, currently only reaching a little over 2600, making him a typical example of someone whose songs are more popular than he is.
It doesn't matter. Once he finishes his work on the set, he will have received his first month's share of the ringtone revenue, which will allow him to shoot music videos, upload them to major video websites, and continue to hire online trolls to hype them up.
Then we'll spend money to hire a few internet journalists to help promote it and publish a few press releases.
He believes his popularity will experience a significant surge, and the song's reach and ringtone downloads will also increase.
Of course, those interested in him are limited to people in the music industry, and he hasn't caused much of a stir among outsiders.
However, there are exceptions. Sina Entertainment reporter Hu Yanyan noticed something unusual about "Autumn Never Returns".
When she learned that two other songs that ranked highly were also written and sung by the same person, she became very interested in the composer and singer, Lin Zixuan.
When she was gathering information about Lin Zixuan, she discovered that he was actually a third-year acting student at the Beijing Film Academy, which piqued her interest even more.
When she followed Lin Zixuan's blog and saw his incredibly handsome photos, she immediately decided to interview him.
According to Lin Zixuan's blog, he was filming "Men's Bottom Line" at the time.
She quickly found the production crew's contact number and immediately called to say she wanted to interview the crew.
For any film and television production team, increasing media exposure is of paramount importance.
As long as it doesn't affect the normal filming of the production crew, it's a welcome opportunity for media and reporters to come and interview.
Generally speaking, every once in a while, the production team's external relations department will use its network to proactively contact reporters to conduct concentrated set visits and interviews.
Now that a reporter has taken the initiative to interview us, the external liaison is naturally overjoyed. "Hello, Reporter Hu, it just so happens that the day after tomorrow, May 1st, is the morning of our production crew's open day for media visits and interviews. If it's convenient for you, you can come over. I'll send you the specific address to your phone later."
"Okay, see you the day after tomorrow."
For film and television crews, there are no weekends or May Day holidays.
Because once a film crew starts working, with dozens or even hundreds of people, food and supplies, and all sorts of equipment and venues, the budget just keeps flowing away like water.
Producers and directors will do everything they can to rush the schedule and finish filming as soon as possible.
In this situation, a production crew that can avoid shooting late into the night is considered a good one.
As for weekends or regular holidays, the idea of the film crew stopping work to rest is out of the question.
On May 1st, the main cast and crew members were notified that reporters would be coming to interview them that day. Regardless of whether they had filming in the morning, all the main cast and crew members came to the set, as they couldn't miss this opportunity.
At 11 a.m., the crew wrapped up work early, which was rare for them. Producer Wang Hui came over and said, "Don't rush to leave, everyone. There are some media reporters visiting the set. Let's do some interviews."
Lin Zixuan thought it was none of his business, but Wang Hui stopped him and said he also wanted to be interviewed.
"Okay." Lin Zixuan was surprised by the unexpected joy and readily agreed.
After all, the crew includes big stars Xu Qing and Pu Cunxi, as well as the popular young actor Sha Yi. There were quite a few reporters visiting the set, about a dozen, and two sets of cameras, probably from a television program.
Xu Qing, Pu Cunxi, and other key members of the production team warmly greeted them, while Lin Zixuan followed behind, still thinking to himself...
"Who exactly will interview me? Should I take this opportunity to give the reporter a big red envelope and ask him to publish a press release to promote myself and 'Autumn Never Returns,' 'Wait a Minute,' and 'Damn Tenderness'?"
As everyone expected, the vast majority of reporters were there for Xu Qing, Pu Cunxi, and Sha Yi, while the others were just there for show.
To everyone's surprise, a beautiful female reporter with the Sina logo bypassed the crowd and went straight to Lin Zixuan.
"Wow, so handsome! Are you Lin Zixuan?"
"Yes, that's me."
"I'm Hu Yanyan, a reporter from Sina Entertainment. May I do you want to be interviewed?"
"Of course." She was a pretty young woman, looking only 26 or 27 years old. Lin Zixuan was overjoyed and quickly used his charm spell to make sure the reporter spoke well of him.
Hu Yanyan inexplicably felt that the handsome man in front of her was even more handsome, and she even felt a sense of familiarity with him, but she did not forget her mission.
"Lin Zixuan, are the songs 'Autumn Never Returns,' 'Wait a Minute,' and 'Damn Tenderness' all written and sung by yourself?"
Yu Hewei, Liang Danni, Sun Ning, and others who were acting as background figures were all stunned when they heard the reporter's question.
I never imagined that some of the songs I've been listening to frequently lately were actually written and sung by Lin Zixuan. I never expected Lin Zixuan to be so well-hidden.
"That's right, I wrote and sang them all myself," Lin Zixuan replied happily, his demeanor impeccable.
"Autumn Never Returns has entered the 9th place on QQ Music's new song chart, and has also entered the top 15 on several other platforms. Wait a Minute and Damn Tenderness have both entered the top 30 on the new song charts of the five major music platforms. Do you have anything to say?"
"Thank you to all the fans who like me and songs like 'Autumn Never Returns,' 'Wait a Minute,' and 'Damn Tenderness.' I will continue to work hard and bring you better works."
"Before I came here, I checked and it seems that these three songs of yours were not released as physical records, but were directly released for free on the Internet for everyone to listen to. Why did you do that?"
"There are two reasons. One is that it's not an easy thing for a newcomer like me to release an album."
The second reason is that, given the current market environment, only a handful of records make money each year; the vast majority of records lose money.
"Then by doing this, wouldn't you gain nothing?"
"First of all, I am a student majoring in acting at the film academy, which means that my main profession in the future will be acting. Singing is just a hobby. I just wrote down the inspiration and material I have accumulated over the years, and when I thought it was okay, I found a recording studio to record it. Anyway, I won't make money by releasing an album through a record company, so I might as well release it on the Internet so that more people can hear it. For me, that is the biggest victory."
"You mean you're doing this to become famous first?"
"Yes, as an artist, the most important thing is to let the public know you first, so that you will have more opportunities."
"But I specifically checked the entertainment news after you released your songs, and I didn't find any promotion for you or these songs."
"Because I'm a newcomer, and I don't have any money, which media outlet would actively report on a newcomer?"
However, I believe that truly good works cannot be hidden and will eventually gain the recognition and support of the audience. And the facts have proven that "Autumn Never Returns," "Wait a Minute," and "Damn Tenderness" have been recognized by the audience.
That's why you came to interview me today.
"I noticed that you are a student majoring in acting at the Beijing Film Academy, and you are currently acting in the TV series 'Men's Bottom Line.' Will your future career focus on film and television acting or singing?"
"Of course, I'll focus on film and television works, since it's my major that I've studied for several years, and I think I have a lot of talent for acting. Of course, I won't give up on singing either, and I'll continue to work hard at it."
"That's true. With your looks, it's a shame you're not an idol star. Of course, you're also very talented. Do you have any plans for future songs?"
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