DAEYTT Chapter 51: Uploading "I Believe" – Attracting Fans from the Movie

Leaving the cinema.

Wang Qian, seeing that it was still early, took Qin Xuerong to check on his two hotpot restaurants.

The distance between the two restaurants wasn't far.

Wang Qian had always preferred to buy quality, even if it was more expensive, rather than opting for cheaper, inferior products.

So, both the storefronts he purchased had great locations, ensuring that business would never be too bad.

Luckily.

Both restaurants were currently thriving. Even with extended business hours each day, there were still many customers who couldn't get a table and had to wait.

In Shanghai's dining circles, posts complaining about how hard it was to get a seat at Haidilao were common.

Wang Qian was also helpless about this situation. Even with a new store opening at the end of the year, it might not significantly improve things.

Because the Shanghai market was so large, with over twenty million people gathered here!

One store was far from enough.

Even if Wang Qian followed his plan and opened five stores in Shanghai, it probably wouldn't meet everyone's demand for Haidilao.

After discreetly checking both restaurants and seeing they were still packed and the revenue had increased, Wang Qian decided to go home.

As Qin Xuerong drove, she smiled and said, "Wang Qian, did you check Weibo earlier?"

Wang Qian shook his head, "No time, why?"

Qin Xuerong glanced at Wang Qian in the rearview mirror, "It's about Uncle Zhao's movie. Guess what people are saying?"

Wang Qian thought for a moment and had a rough idea.

Putting himself purely in the audience's shoes, he knew what he would think and say.

"Hehe, are they all focusing on my two songs?"

Wang Qian asked with a smile.

Qin Xuerong was visibly surprised. If she wasn't driving, she would definitely have turned around to ask in astonishment, "How did you guess?"

Wang Qian: "Just a wild guess. What are they saying?"

Qin Xuerong: "Haha, they're saying Director Zhao and Liu Jifeng made a music video for your two songs! Some even say 'bad movies produce great songs.' If Director Zhao saw this, he'd definitely be furious."

Wang Qian laughed as well, "Director Zhao is an experienced filmmaker. He wouldn't get angry over something like this. He might be happy yet a little annoyed at the same time."

Putting himself in Zhao Lei's director's shoes, he could imagine Zhao Lei's feelings.

Seeing such comments would surely make him angry.

But seeing his movie getting attention and generating buzz would also make him happy!

For any work, whether it's TV or film, the biggest fear is a lack of highlights.

This movie had highlights, which was a good thing.

Even if the highlights were two songs instead of the movie itself.

They were still highlights!

And they could be used for promotion!

Qin Xuerong's car stopped at the entrance of Wang Qian's apartment building. She waved politely to Wang Qian, "Goodbye, go home and rest well. Remember you promised Aunt He to visit Mo Yin tomorrow, right?"

Wang Qian nodded, "Yes, I remember! I'll take a taxi myself, you go take care of them."

Qin Xuerong: "Okay, I'll wait for you at school."

Wang Qian: "Bye, drive safely."

Qin Xuerong smiled sweetly, "Okay, bye!"

Watching Wang Qian turn and go upstairs, Qin Xuerong then drove away.

Wang Qian got home, feeling a bit tired. As usual, he prepared hot water for a bath, then opened his computer and uploaded the song "I Believe."

After preparing the hot water, he soaked in the tub comfortably and started browsing the internet.

His Weibo followers continued to increase, nearing 1.6 million, which was good news.

Moreover, his fans were very active, making the comment section lively every day.

Wang Qian first posted a message: "New song 'I Believe' uploaded! Please support it..."

He sent it out.

Reading the comments, Wang Qian smiled.

"Been waiting all afternoon for the boss's new song, finally it's here, downloading!"

"After seeing the live video online, the boss was really awesome, just waiting for this song."

"This song is very different from the boss's previous ones, but as long as it's good, that's all that matters."

"Can't believe this song is the boss's. The voice and vibe are so different. I'd believe it if you said it was someone else's song..."

"Boss, just saw 'Nameless Life' in the cinema, your two songs really added so much to the movie."

"Boss, watched 'Nameless Life,' hearing your songs made me cry, they're so good."

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Besides discussing the new song "I Believe," many were also talking about Zhao Lei's movie "Nameless Life" in Wang Qian's comment section.

Were there really people who watched this movie because of me?

Wang Qian was somewhat surprised by this.

Always cautious and humble, he didn't expect he actually had some influence, enough to get fans to watch someone else's movie.

Wang Qian was in a good mood and opened a music website to check the current situation.

On the new song chart, competition should have been fierce, especially near the end of the month when the battle is usually most intense! In the past, this time of the month saw a lot of promotional buzz on major social media platforms about various new songs on the chart. However, this month's new song chart seemed unusually calm, with only one new song being heavily promoted: Li Qingyao's new song.

The top five positions in the top ten were fixed. With fewer positions available for competition, many artists postponed releasing new songs to avoid this month. Artists who had already released new songs saw they couldn't compete for the top positions and reduced their promotional efforts.

Li Qingyao comfortably held the first place with over 85 million listens and nearly 8 million downloads. It was already one of the highest single-month download numbers in the past two years and was sure to surpass 10 million by the end of the month, with listens exceeding 100 million. Many of Li Qingyao's fans were already celebrating in the comments section.

Positions two to five were still occupied by Wang Qian's songs:

1. "Not That Simple" – 10,203,580 listens, 5,800,420 downloads.

2. "Ordinary Road" – 7,503,601 listens, 3,892,603 downloads.

3. "Once You" – 7,035,530 listens, 3,617,508 downloads.

4. "Alive" – 6,103,845 listens, 3,105,600 downloads.

All four songs had seen a significant increase in numbers, especially "Not That Simple," which finally surpassed 10 million listens, becoming Wang Qian's first song to do so. 

This seemed pitiful compared to other songs on the new song chart. Even the songs around the fifteenth position had over 10 million listens, and the other six songs in the top ten had at least 20 million listens. Yet, Wang Qian's four songs had only one surpassing 10 million listens, with the others in the millions. However, their download numbers securely held the second to fifth positions, outpacing other songs with higher listen counts. The high paid-download ratio was discouraging for others.

Low listen numbers indicated what? It indicated Wang Qian's four songs had low exposure. In other words, they still had huge market potential, which everyone in the industry could see.

Wang Qian knew this too. Therefore, he wasn't in a hurry. Whether he was first or not didn't matter to him; he was already very successful.

In addition to these four songs, Wang Qian's new song "Those Flowers," uploaded last night, had seen a significant increase in numbers after a day:

- "Those Flowers" – 1,908,091 listens, 607,008 downloads.

Without any promotional resources, "Those Flowers" had reached 600,000 downloads, breaking into the top fifty of the new song chart. Meanwhile, the song "I Believe," uploaded just a few minutes ago, also showed impressive numbers:

- "I Believe" – 25 listens, 108,640 downloads!

In less than ten minutes, the downloads exceeded 100,000, rising even faster than "Those Flowers" did the previous night. As usual, Wang Qian thanked his fans on Weibo: "Thank you all for liking and supporting the song 'I Believe.'"

At this moment, Wang Qian noticed some new fans and followers on Weibo.

"I searched for the theme song of 'Nameless Life' and found this. Are you the original singer of 'Ordinary Road' and 'Once You'?"

"I was almost falling asleep watching 'Nameless Life,' but then 'Once You' came on and I started crying. At the end, 'Ordinary Road' played, and I couldn't hold back my tears again. Your songs are amazing! I specifically searched for you to give you a follow and downloaded all your songs. It's the weekend tomorrow, so I plan to watch the movie again!"

"The movie was pretty average, but your two songs were fantastic and fit the movie perfectly. They were so good that I've become your fan. I've downloaded all your songs, and they're all great. I didn't expect every song to be so good!"

...

Several comments like this appeared.

Wang Qian was slightly surprised, but he didn't think much of it afterward. After finishing his bath and brushing his teeth, he replied to Qin Xuerong's greeting.

It was getting late, so he went to sleep.

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