novelraw Chapter 129 - 126: This Song is on Another Level
Chapter 129 - 126: This Song is on Another Level
When Chen Jincheng brought Jiang Xiaobai to Second-Life Star, he found Sister Hong pacing around anxiously. Seeing him enter, she rushed forward. "Boss, you’re finally here."
"Sister Hong, calm down. First, tell me what the current situation is," Chen Jincheng said with a smile, reassuring her.
Sister Hong immediately explained, "Li Yueling’s sales have already topped 150,000. She landed a homepage ad placement on Penguin Music. In contrast, her ex-boyfriend’s song, ’Betrayal,’ has no promotional support and its sales are only at 48,000. Now, industry insiders are predicting her final sales will surpass two million."
"Just two million? Sister Hong, do you have so little faith in our ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’?" Chen Jincheng asked with a smile.
"Of course not," Sister Hong said quickly. "It’s just that everyone online is betting against you now. That Master Yu has already publicly dissed you, saying he has zero expectations for your ’Can’t Help Falling in Love.’ I’m just anxious to strike back."
Chen Jincheng laughed when he heard this. "Do I need his expectations? Does he really think he’s some god of the Chinese music scene?"
Then he said, "Let me hear the quality of those two songs first."
Sister Hong nodded.
She had already bought and listened to both "Must Love You" and "Betrayal."
A moment later, "Must Love You" started playing.
As soon as Chen Jincheng heard it, he knew it was a standard "sweet song."
Under normal circumstances, it would be considered a high-quality track.
But compared to a song on the level of "Can’t Help Falling in Love," it was far inferior. And compared to the system-enhanced "Can’t Help Falling in Love," the gap was even wider.
After that, Sister Hong played Li Cheng’s song, "Betrayal."
Hearing this song, Chen Jincheng was taken aback for a moment.
The style and melody were very similar to a famous song from his past life called "Betray," and even some of the lyrics were alike.
But in this world, the song "Betray" didn’t exist. This wasn’t plagiarism; it was an original work.
Therefore, this song was very high quality. To be precise, its quality was even higher than "Must Love You." Its final sales might even surpass Li Yueling’s.
’That would be a real slap in the face for Li Yueling.’
’Dumping a boyfriend like that will probably be the biggest regret of her life.’
"Sister Hong, let’s upload our song." After listening to both tracks, Chen Jincheng was completely at ease. Against "Can’t Help Falling in Love," neither of them stood a chance.
Compared to the songs sung by internet celebrities, these two were indeed good. But compared to the system-enhanced "Can’t Help Falling in Love," they were worlds apart.
"Okay, Boss." Sister Hong nodded and immediately went to upload the song.
The official Tiao Yin live stream had stabilized at over a million concurrent viewers.
With the upload of "Must Love You" and "Betrayal," it wasn’t just paying customers who had heard them. All sorts of pirated versions had already appeared online, and most people in the live stream had already listened to both songs.
Therefore, everyone was paying close attention to Jiang Xiaobai’s yet-to-be-released "Can’t Help Falling in Love."
Amidst this anticipation, someone noticed that "Can’t Help Falling in Love" had finally been uploaded.
In a university dorm room, Zhang Lin and his three roommates had long been glued to the official Tiao Yin live stream, faithfully playing the part of drama-loving onlookers.
Besides, they loved nothing more than watching online drama unfold.
They had been following the drama ever since the Li Yueling incident began. But now, just as it was reaching its most exciting part, Second-Life Star was still holding back their song, and the suspense was killing them.
"’Can’t Help Falling in Love’ is uploaded!" one of the roommates shouted.
Zhang Lin didn’t hesitate. He immediately opened Penguin Music and searched. Sure enough, Jiang Xiaobai’s "Can’t Help Falling in Love" was there.
He immediately spent 3 Yuan to buy and play it, his phone connected to a Bluetooth speaker.
A pleasant melody rang out, followed by Jiang Xiaobai’s voice: "Every day I need your love, my thoughts are for you to guess..."
Just from the opening, Zhang Lin was amazed. ’This song... is so sweet.’
His roommates felt the same way.
Listening to the song gave them a very sweet feeling. This was a true "sweet song."
After listening to it once, Zhang Lin and his roommates couldn’t help but praise it:
"This song is clearly better than the other two!"
"Yeah, ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’ just has that sweet song vibe. It’s so sweet!"
"’Can’t Help Falling in Love’ is way better than the other two."
Having reached their conclusion, the four of them unhesitatingly went to the official live stream and posted a bullet comment: "Supporting ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’! It’s amazing!"
After they posted, they discovered that many others in the live stream were also enthusiastically hyping up "Can’t Help Falling in Love."
"Seriously, ’Must Love You’ and ’Betrayal’ are good, but ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’ is truly the best."
"Everyone has to go listen to ’Can’t Help Falling in Love,’ it’s so good."
"This song Chen Jincheng wrote is incredible, and Jiang Xiaobai’s singing is amazing too."
"I recommend listening to ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’ with the MV. It’s unbelievably sweet."
"Watching the MV is the right way to experience ’Can’t Help Falling in Love’."
Seeing these bullet comments, Zhang Lin and his three roommates also subconsciously opened the music video. It seemed to be a stage setting.
The video started with Jiang Xiaobai and Chen Jincheng standing casually on a stage. As the music began, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly turned to look at Chen Jincheng with deep affection, the adoration in her eyes practically overflowing. Paired with the vocals, it created a powerful emotional resonance.
It was absolutely perfect.
Especially during the later duet and chorus parts. The two looked at each other, and the girl’s expression and emotion, combined with Chen Jincheng’s gaze—so affectionate he could be looking at a puppy—made the sweetness level off the charts.
Listening to "Can’t Help Falling in Love" while watching the MV was cloyingly sweet.
When Zhang Lin and his friends opened the official live stream again, the screen was completely filled with comments about "Can’t Help Falling in Love."
Clearly, everyone felt the same way.
Then, something happened that was somehow both shocking and completely expected. Everyone discovered that in just a short time, the sales for "Can’t Help Falling in Love" had surpassed Li Yueling’s "Must Love You."
1. "Can’t Help Falling in Love," Sales: 185,246
2. "Must Love You," Sales: 157,724
3. "Betrayal," Sales: 53,782
The sales figures were both shocking and yet, somehow, felt completely normal to everyone.
The shocking part was that "Can’t Help Falling in Love" had just been uploaded, while "Must Love You" had been up for over an hour. This meant the battle was over almost as soon as it began. Just last night, Li Yueling had been clamoring for Chen Jincheng to let his skills do the talking, but now it seemed there was a huge gap in skill between them.
But when they recalled how it felt to listen to "Can’t Help Falling in Love," everyone felt the numbers were perfectly normal.
’This song is going to be a massive hit.’
Meanwhile, Li Yueling emerged from a conference room with a company vice president, looking extremely excited. "President Zhao, thank you so much! I won’t forget your kindness!"
"Yueling, you’re the one who handled the hype so well. Sales have already broken 150,000, and it’s possible this song could even break 3 million," President Zhao said, clearly very happy too. "As long as you can capitalize on all the buzz from this incident, with a little push from the company, your promotion to the A-list is a sure thing."
Li Yueling thanked President Zhao again. After he left, she immediately took out her phone, wanting to check the sales figures and see if that Chen Jincheng had released his song yet.
’If he still hasn’t released it, then it’s almost certain he was just bluffing. He doesn’t even have a song.’
But as soon as she picked up her phone, she saw a stream of messages from her sister, as well as several missed calls.
Her phone had been on silent during the meeting, so she hadn’t received them.
Her sister’s messages all had one point: Second-Life Star’s "Can’t Help Falling in Love" was up, and she should check it out immediately.
Seeing this, she immediately opened the official Tiao Yin live stream and saw the latest synced data. Her expression turned incredibly ugly. "How is this possible?"