My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

Chapter 118 Selling Your Best Friend, We're Serious!

Zhang Xinlan's management company had been closely monitoring the new song's progress, only to find that all their public relations efforts were completely ineffective. They had initially worried that fans of the song would boycott Zhang Xinlan's version, given how incredibly popular the original, Lin Fan's, "Keep Walking in the Rain," was!

As a result, many people did come rushing over to find fault, but after listening to the performance once, the vast majority of them were won over! They turned into enthusiastic fans and advocates for Zhang Xinlan's version, recommending it to their friends and family.

Of course, there are also mindless trolls who start cursing without even listening to the audio, and there are also rivals trying to smear and stir up trouble. These are relatively easy to deal with, and as long as the public's feedback is positive and dominant, then the trolls can only jump around for a short while.

"The press release can be issued!"

"Let's release the third part of the press release. Public feedback is currently favorable to us, so there's no need to defend us. Just release some objective and fair press releases to guide the narrative."

"That's right. If there's only praise, it could easily lead to a backlash from competitors. 'Praising someone to death' is the hardest thing to handle. It's necessary to tone down the hype."

"Okay, it's decided then."

As a result, many media accounts and self-media accounts jumped in and released the latest news.

"Turning Setbacks into Motivation": Setbacks can never truly defeat us; they can become the driving force for our progress! —New Music

"If it can give you strength, that's enough." Some say that listening to songs like this too often gets tiresome, but whether it's a song, a movie, or even just a stranger's smile, as long as it gives you strength, that's enough. —Cherry Music

"Who Doesn't Walk Through the Rain on the Road of Life?" While the song's inspirational intent is obvious, we must admit that everyone carries burdens on their journey through life. Whether it's torrential rain or thunder and lightning, nothing can stop you from moving forward. —Listen Lightly

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As Xia Yan instructed, Chen Yuan logged into Xia Yan's Weibo account at 8:00 AM to help promote Zhang Xinlan. Lian Xiaoyu logged into Lin Fan's Weibo account and forwarded Zhang Xinlan's post.

Zhang Xinlan also received a congratulatory call from Dashan himself. She learned the exact data of her new song just one hour after it was uploaded, and to be honest, she couldn't believe she had achieved such results.

140 million for one hour, 230 million for two hours, 290 million for three hours, and 310 million for four hours.

By midnight, the song had reached 3.1 million paid downloads. At this rate, it will easily surpass 10 million paid downloads within 24 hours.

After all, tonight's downloads are mostly from fans and casual listeners recommended by fans. By tomorrow, when it starts playing everywhere and alleys, and various videos are being made on Kuaishou, it will quickly become a wave. Surpassing ten million is just the beginning. The song's final download and play counts will definitely set a new record.

Zhang Xinlan was genuinely grateful to Lin Fan, so she called him immediately. Lin Fan was still in Lian Xiaoyu's car, lost in his painful thoughts about opening a guesthouse. Receiving Zhang Xinlan's call, he was overjoyed: "Teacher Zhang, this song was made for you! I'm just borrowing your talent! No matter how I sing, I can't capture even a tenth of its essence, but Teacher Zhang grasped its core perfectly from the very first note. You're truly a professional!"

"What do you mean by 'borrowing flowers to present to Buddha'? You've created a song that's perfect for me, I'm truly grateful!" Zhang Xinlan couldn't stop smiling, but she didn't forget the purpose of her call: "Fanfan, the new song you wrote for Xia Yan is so good, I believe it's definitely no worse than 'Keep Walking in the Rain.' Let me make this clear, if you ever have a new song, you must think of me!"

The cover version of "Keep Walking in the Rain" became a huge hit. Xia Yan will then release "I Caught a Cold in That Corner" and a new song. People in the industry will truly appreciate Lin Fan's talent. Soon, countless people will flock to him, and they will definitely ask Lin Fan for songs. The conditions they offer will certainly not be worse than his own. After all, a good song can make a singer an overnight sensation, or it can make a has-been singer a comeback overnight.

Singers are common, but good lyricists and composers are rare.

If I don't plan ahead, it will be difficult for me to get good songs in the future.

"Teacher Zhang, don't worry! As long as I write something suitable, I'll definitely send it to you!" Lin Fan grinned broadly. Haha, a customer delivered right to my door, how great! I still have quite a few songs. I'll definitely do a good job of selecting them later. Selling copyrights is much easier than singing them myself, isn't it?

Isn't it better to make money lying down and be a plagiarist?

"Still call me Teacher Zhang, and from now on call me Sister Lan!" Zhang Xinlan was in a great mood. Lin Fan had already created 5 good songs, 4 of which he sang himself, 1 of which he covered, and 1 of which he gave to Xia Yan. This showed that Lin Fan's creative ability was extremely strong. Many musical talents have a period of peak creativity. She must take advantage of this time to strengthen her relationship with Lin Fan!

How about we sell Xia Yan to Lin Fan? I think they're a good match.

Zhang Xinlan couldn't help but have the same thought as Lian Xiaoyu.

We're serious about selling out our best friends!

"Sister Lan, it's settled then. You should get some rest; you'll probably have to go to the radio station to promote your music tomorrow, so I won't bother you any longer!"

Lin Fan seized the opportunity to climb the ladder, and we should treat our clients with the same respect and affection as family.

"You should get some rest too. I'm waiting for you to upload your new song after the finale, and I'll definitely help you promote it!"

Zhang Xinlan was increasingly looking forward to Lin Fan's performance of the new song on the night of the group's formation. She could imagine that countless people would be amazed by Lin Fan again, and she could also imagine how much fun the night of the group's formation would be.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Fan stopped thinking about opening a bed and breakfast and started fantasizing about who to sell the remaining 10 songs to and how much to sell them for.

Hehe, I can make money without even debuting, perfect!

System, you didn't expect this, did you!

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Lian Xiaoyu listened to Lin Fan and Zhang Xinlan's mutual flattery and backroom deals in the whole thing, and felt more and more that Lin Fan was a treasure boy. So she gradually changed her mindset and thought that if she wanted to get along well with Lin Fan, she might have to change her approach.

Hmm, how about we just sell Xia Yan to Lin Fan?

While her other best friends are all nice, only Xia Yan and Lin Fan truly share common ground! For the sake of her bright future and to avoid having to go home and inherit the family business, selling out her best friend is understandable!

After all, we're serious about selling out our best friends!