novelraw 34. "Chengdu" has also broken into the top 100?
34. "Chengdu" has also broken into the top 100?
"I remember you said home was the only castle,"
As the rice paddy river continues its journey...
I know the dreams you had as a child when you smiled slightly…
Zheng Ning's singing voice resounded in the square in front of the luxurious and spacious Tianxia Mall. Her clear and melodious voice was carried far and wide through the microphone and speakers, and even pedestrians and drivers passing by couldn't help but glance in her direction.
Especially for the people of Xizhou, who are used to hearing cheesy love songs, the first time they heard such refreshing and healing lyrics, they were not shocked. Instead, they felt a special connection and showed a relieved expression, as if they had finally heard a song that was not about love.
This commercial performance was a great success.
After Zheng Ning sang "Rice Fragrance," she received louder and louder applause and cheers than the other seven singers.
After all, he's a local and a local celebrity, so his fellow villagers naturally want to show him more support.
Boss Wang keenly sensed this and immediately discussed with Zhao Lu whether Zheng Ning could sing one more song, offering an additional 30 yuan for the performance.
Money that comes so easily is money wasted if you didn't take it.
After Zhao Lu and Zheng Ning exchanged a few words, Zheng Ning slung a wooden guitar over his shoulder and went back onto the stage. Boss Wang generously transferred the money to Feiyang Entertainment's corporate account immediately.
This time, Zheng Ning naturally sang "Chengdu," a song with strong local characteristics.
When the song "Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, until all the lights go out and we don't stop" rang out on the stage, the audience erupted in applause and cheers that were 10 times more intense than when any singer had taken the stage before!
After all, Shuncheng was formerly known as Chengdu.
Many audience members were hearing this song for the first time, and their excitement and surprise were beyond words.
After the song was performed, Zheng Ning's image as a local star and a source of local pride was even more deeply etched into the hearts of the audience.
……
"How does it feel to perform on stage for the first time, instead of just being a resident singer or busking?"
After the event, Boss Wang wanted to treat everyone to dinner, but almost all the celebrities said they had other things to do and would make plans for another time.
On the way back, Zhao Lu asked Zheng Ning this question, and she could see the barely suppressed excitement and joy on his face.
"It's so exhilarating! There must be at least several thousand people in the audience. I've never faced so many people at once before!"
Zheng Ning felt that her hands and legs were still trembling.
He didn't know how he overcame such great fear and tension to finish singing those two songs.
"Hehe, take it slow, you'll get used to it. You'll have plenty of opportunities to be on stage in the future."
Looking at the slightly nervous young man, Zhao Lu couldn't help but feel a surge of maternal tenderness.
She reached out and straightened Zheng Ning's collar, which was wrinkled from excitement, and gently comforted her.
"There are only a few thousand people now, but if you really become a big star in the future, there will be tens of thousands of people in the audience when you hold a concert. You'll be very nervous, haha."
"Sister Zhao..."
The two were sitting in a company car. Zhao Lu's assistant, Xiao Yang, was in the front passenger seat. He timidly interrupted their conversation.
"What is it?"
Sister Zhao's face regained its seriousness as she reached out and took the tablet computer from the other party.
"I just noticed that Ning Ge's song 'Chengdu' has just broken into the top 100 of the newcomer chart!"
Xiao Yang is a girl in her early twenties. She has a high ponytail and is dressed in a very capable manner, giving off the elite vibe of an intern at a large company.
But at this moment, her face was full of excitement, and her voice trembled slightly with excitement.
"What? 'Chengdu' has also broken into the top 100?"
Now it was Zhao Lu's turn to be surprised!
She pushed up her glasses and quickly focused her gaze on the tablet screen.
Sure enough, in the center of the screen, after the number 98, she saw the words "Chengdu".
"Holy crap, this, this..."
Even with ten years of experience in the industry and a wealth of knowledge, she couldn't hold back any longer!
Because he had heard Zheng Ning say before that he originally put this song on the charts with the attitude of "it's all or nothing" when he was just trying his luck.
I never intended to use it to earn any ranking; it just so happens that the song was released in December, and I felt it would be a shame not to include it.
But who would have thought that it would only be a few days?
"Xiao Ning, when did you release this song 'Chengdu'? I remember you said December 17th?"
"Yes, Sister Zhao, I did release this new song on December 17th."
Zheng Ning was completely baffled. He hadn't paid any attention to the song's name, only occasionally checking its download count, since that was related to how much money he could make from it.
"Look, it's only noon on December 21st, and in just four and a half days, it's already been downloaded... 35789 times? It's ranked 98th!"
Zhao Lu's eyes were already big, but now they seemed even bigger as she looked at the amazing sight before her!
She opened her mouth wide in surprise and turned to look at Zhengzheng, who also had a surprised expression.
"No, Xiao Ning, what you're doing..."
She didn't know what words to use to describe the shock she felt at that moment.
"Was this a lucky break? You just uploaded a song to try your luck, and it actually made it into the top 100? What about all those carefully packaged new singers from record companies?!"
Indeed, if you look back and then forward, you'll see that these are all songs by newcomers that were packaged by small and medium-sized companies and used to climb the charts this year.
Although these are small and medium-sized companies, they still have people to package and promote them!
Those who can reach this ranking must have invested at least a million or even several million yuan in publicity.
But Zheng Ning's song "Chengdu" was sung entirely organically, without spending a single penny!
"And Sister Zhao, Brother Ning, look, this number is still rising rapidly..."
The two followed the direction Xiao Yang was pointing.
Sure enough, the number kept increasing, sometimes a few, sometimes a dozen, and there was even a wave with 152 jumps!
"!!"
"It's those audience members from earlier!"
The two exchanged a shocked glance, then simultaneously realized what had happened!
Just now, when he was singing Chengdu, many people in the audience raised their phones to record him.
In that short time, the video should have spread online.
In addition, he sang this song a few days ago when he was busking in a bar, so I guess that's how he got more than 3 downloads?
As they had predicted, after the performance, almost all of the thousands of audience members told their friends and family about the song and shared the video they had recorded on their social media.
This repost spread like wildfire, and coupled with Zheng Ning's existing influence from "Rice Fragrance," the news that "our city has produced its own star" quickly spread, and everyone wanted to see what this young man, who was being talked about so much, was really like!
As a result, the number of downloads for both songs experienced another rapid increase.
Don't underestimate how much locals love their own city's stars!
What's more, this is our own child who was born and raised in Shuncheng!
How can we not give them our full support?
"Ding!"
Suddenly, a crisp system notification sounded in Zheng Ning's mind!
"The host's new song has seen a meteoric rise in performance. A new mission is hereby issued: [Reaching New Heights]!"
"Task objective: 'Chengdu' has also broken into the top ten of this year's newcomer champion rankings!"
"Mission Reward: 1 [Random Treasure Chest]!"