Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

May 1995, 5, a very ordinary day.

However, relatively speaking, this day was not that ordinary for Chen Qiming.

On this day, the third song of his new album "Eternity" was officially released on major radio stations around the world.

The first song released on this album is undoubtedly the theme song of "Red Zone" "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark".

After the song was released in North America in Hong Fan District, it was recorded on major radio stations in North America. With the influence of Hong Fan District's movie, it was ranked No. 80 on the North American Radio Chart.

Not to mention a big fire, but it can be considered a small fire.

Although this song has been on major radio stations for a long time, it has never been released as a record. Now it is perfect to put it in the new album.

The second song released first was "Dream It Possible". This theme song of the World Championships is very popular in Europe and the United States. After landing on the radio station at the end of May, it lasted more than ten days and has now successfully entered the radio chart, ranking higher. , ranked 43.

Both highly popular songs will be included in one album, which naturally attracted the attention of many European and American listeners.

Many people have been waiting for the release of Chen Qiming's new album.

However, what people didn't expect was that before they could wait for the album, they had another song from the album.

《Lonely》

Yes, this is the song "Lonely" sung by Chen Qiming and Madonna, the first sister of Warner.

The reason why I released this song first is not because it has the best quality in the album.

The main reason is for publicity.

What is the purpose of the first song?
Isn't it just to attract fans' attention, let them know that there is such an album, and then go to the video store to buy the album?
The promotional significance of this song is definitely very great.

It is a duet song by Chen Qiming, last year's most popular newcomer, and Madonna, the most popular big sister in Europe and America.

This is what the so-called strong forces join forces are talking about.

When Warner released the news that "Lonely", a duet between Chen Qiming and Madonna, was officially released on major radio stations, the whole of Europe and the United States suddenly became excited.

Needless to say, Madonna’s influence in Europe and the United States is definitely very strong.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that it is now known to everyone in Europe and the United States.

Driven by her fame, the song "Lonely" immediately received a wave of on-demand hits after it was released on the radio.

In just one day, this song skyrocketed on the charts of major radio stations in the United States, and even ranked in the top [-] in New York and San Francisco in just one day.

This is only one day.

The next day, word-of-mouth about the song began to spread.

Thanks to word-of-mouth and crazy promotion from Warner, the song went straight to No. [-] on the New York radio chart the next day.

And this is not the final result.

In the following days, the song continued to gain momentum and its ranking on major charts continued to rise.

On the 19th, this song made an unprecedented debut at No. 20 on the US radio charts.

Within four days, it reached the top of the European and American radio charts, ranking 21st.

This is definitely a very scary result.

The overall list of American radio stations is somewhat similar to Baodao’s Voice of Asia radio station list.

The songs on the list are taken from all charts in the United States.

The release time of the overall list is somewhat similar to that of the bulletin board, which is announced every Monday.

This list is based on pure on-demand data.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you can reach the top [-] of the radio charts and your sales performance is not bad, then the bulletin board will no longer be far away from you.

Of course, those who brush up on-demand data are counted separately.

The reason why the radio chart is not as authoritative as the bulletin board is that it is too easy to get votes.

Because the scope of its statistics is all radio stations.

If record companies want to promote a singer, they will brush up the charts.

This also makes the authority of this list less respected.

Chen Qiming and Madonna's "Lonely" parachuted into the top 25 radio charts in less than a week. This news attracted a lot of attention in North America.

Affected by the news, many fans silently turned their attention to the video store, planning to buy a copy and listen to it after the album is released.

However, there are certainly advantages and disadvantages.

Because the ranking speed was so fast, many media and American singers thought that Chen Qiming was cheating on his data.

[This is definitely a data brush!I can guarantee it! 】

【This Chinese is crazy!I have long heard that Asian singers like to brush data, but I didn’t expect that they all come to the United States]

[If you can play, have fun, if you can’t play, get out! 】

pat...

In New York, USA, in the hotel, Chen Qiming was reading the newspaper.

Newspaper after newspaper was full of negative news about him.

It had been a long time since he had been blackmailed. Seeing so many black news about him made Chen Qiming a little annoyed and couldn't help but throw the newspaper to the ground.

Seeing that Chen Qiming was in a bad mood, Li Xiaowen, who brought a newspaper to Chen Qiming, didn't dare to take a breath and asked in a low voice:
"Do you want me to contact Warner and let them find a solution?"

Li Xiaowen was originally from Fulong Company.

Because Chen Qiming was used to her being his assistant, after returning to Treasure Island from the mainland, he approached Ge Fuhong and asked Li Xiaowen to continue to be his assistant.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Chen Qiming shook his head, "No! I can't suppress it! Someone is messing with me!"

Although he was angry, Chen Qiming also understood that news like this could not be suppressed at all.

It's not spontaneous journalism at all.

There are definitely other major record companies in North America pushing behind this.

Obviously, Chen Qiming's new album has three consecutive songs with explosive data, which has made other record companies anxious.

The record market is like the movie market.

It has limits.

If you sell one more record, I might sell one less record.

With the power of Chen Qiming's new record, it looks like this record is going to take off.

The enemies of Warner Records, the opponents he is about to face, obviously do not want to see Chen Qiming take off.

"That……"

Li Xiaowen picked up the newspaper and said hesitantly: "Should we just ignore it?"

Chen Qiming smiled and said nothing.

He thought of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, before some stars release records or movies, the companies behind them will make various appearances of the artists in the news to attract attention.

He feels that the current situation may also be converted into this type of publicity.

Black and red are also red.

As long as the quality of your records is not bad, these black news will naturally be exposed when the sales of the records come out.

On the contrary, if he explains now and suppresses the news, it may be self-defeating and make people think that he has really cheated.

"Call Warner Records and tell them to ignore the news! Change the promotion plan to offline promotion.

I want to sing!As long as the audience listens to the songs, I don't believe anyone will be immune to this album! "

Chen Qiming has very strong confidence in his album.

With so many popular hits gathered together, he didn't believe that some people wouldn't like it after listening to it.

He wants to use data and sales to slap these people who are slandering him in the face.

Didn’t you say that I brushed the data?

Sales can never be faked!

As long as the sales volume goes up and the on-demand data is used as a supplement, the Billboard Top [-] list will be a piece of cake.

When the time comes, let’s see who will still say that he brushed the data.

……

bang bang bang...

A loud knock on the door woke Marshall from his sleep.

The wooden trailer door was shaking from the violent knocks, as if it was about to collapse in the next moment.

"Bruce, you should get out of here, damn, Greg is coming and he doesn't want to see you!"

A hoarse roar came from outside the door, making Marshall clenched his fists.

He's not talking about his mother.

His mother is a very good person. Even though he is an adult, she still lets him take her in when he has no place to live.

What annoyed him was what his mother called Greg.

He is his classmate.

At the same time, this guy is also his mother's boyfriend.

His classmate became his mother's boyfriend, and he had sex with his mother every day. Only Marshall could understand that feeling.

But there was nothing he could do.

His family was so poor that they could only live in a trailer.In order to live a good life, my mother hooked up with Greg in the dance hall.

It is said that Greg has a huge sum of money, and his mother wants to take this opportunity to get out of her current predicament.

"Marshall Bruce..."

The roar came from outside the door again.

"Come out immediately!"

Marshall unclenched his fists and began to dress.

He put on his Walkman and backpack, and walked out of the room.

After hugging his sister who was with his mother, he walked out of the house in silence.

Standing at the door of the trailer, he looked up at the sky.

The sky in Detroit is always gloomy, just like the lower class people living in this city.

"One, two, three and then count to four."

“snoopdogg and dr”

"de ready to go"

"We're ready to go on stage"

"Please be on guard"

……

"Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" by West Coast rap king Dr. Dre came from the headphones, and Marshall couldn't help but start swaying to the rhythm.

He's a rapper.

At least, that's what he thinks.

Although he would be so nervous that he could not speak when he faced the audience, he became a laughing stock among the underground rap community.

But he still considers himself a rapper.

Moreover, he believes that as long as he has the chance, he will definitely become the king of rap.

Not only does he think so, but his friends also think so.

"Hey Bruce! You know what? I got a great song!
Damn it, this song is the sound of my soul.

It once again opened a door for our rap market..."

Along the way, Marshall's black friends gathered one after another.

They almost always go out at this time and are all on this street.

They are all rap lovers, so they can gather together just by walking, and then they get together to play rap arrogantly.

One of the black friends said in his unique black rap accent as soon as they met.

"What song? Does Bruce sing it well?"

Another black friend spoke up.

“I admit, Bruce is a rap genius, and his rap talent is better than that of us black people.

But this song will definitely satisfy you.

It has been on the radio for less than a week and has already ranked 22nd on the North American radio chart.

oh!Also, the female voice in this song is Madonna, Madonna!

Damn it, it’s unimaginable that this guy can actually get Madonna, a big bust, to sing a duet with him! "The black man explained in exaggerated words.

"What song?" Marshall looked interested.

"The creator of "Lonely" is a yellow man.

To be honest, I was shocked when I knew that yellow people could rap.

But this yellow guy is really awesome. I checked and found out that he can not only rap, but also rock and blues. He is simply a genius.

In addition, I heard that he is also a superstar in Asia.

And, you know what?This guy is only 23 years old.

Farke, I am so envious! "

"Yellow people play rap?" Marshall couldn't help showing surprise when he heard the black man's words.

Rap has always been reserved for black people.

This is recognized in the United States.

The unique accent of black people makes their talent in rap unparalleled.

Of course, he, Marshall, was the exception.

He felt like he was here to save white rap.

When it comes to rap, he doesn't agree with anyone.

However, he didn't expect that besides himself, there would be people of other races who could rap so well that they would even reach the top of the North American Radio Charts.

The North American Radio Chart, as an American, Marshall certainly knows its value.

Although it is controversial, you cannot deny that every song on this list has a lot of fans without exception.

“The New York Times and all that shit are saying that this song was uploaded through data manipulation, but I don’t believe it.

Are you interested? It is said that the album this song is on is released today! "

The black guy showed his big white teeth and looked at his friends.

"Uh...I don't have any money!"

"I do not have either!"

"I only have one dollar"

Upon hearing his words, everyone immediately grimaced.

Marshall touched his wallet and couldn't help gritting his teeth. He only had five dollars in his body.

However, this money is his food money.

“If you really want what Ange said, then I think it’s worth buying a tape!
How about we get together to buy one and listen to it first, and if it’s good, then think of something else? "

someone suggested.

"Just do it!"

After discussion, the group decided to pool their money and buy one to listen to.

If it doesn't sound good, just give it to those damn capitalists, but if it sounds good, they will find a way to buy one each.

After discussing, the group went straight to the video store.

【Anywhere you are, I am near no matter where you are, I will be with you】

【Anywhere you go, I'll be there no matter where you go, I will be with you】

【Anytime you whisper my name, you'll see】

……

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the video store, everyone was attracted by the singing from the store's speakers.

Everyone glanced at each other.

One of the black people hesitated and said: "I like this song, how about we buy it?"

Marshall also nodded reflexively. This song was very catchy and he also felt that buying this song was the most suitable one.

They are all fans of rap, but they also listen to pop music.

When Ange heard this, his already dark face turned even darker.

Although this song is good, he still likes the song "Lonely".

But the money was raised by everyone, and he couldn't ignore everyone's opinions.

Therefore, he could only go up and ask the boss with a pained face.

"Boss, whose song is being played? Do you have a tape? Give me one!"

The owner of the video store is black.

Well, most of the people who dare to open stores in this area are black, and they are the kind of people with gang backgrounds.

The black boss raised his head and showed his big white teeth, "'Eternity', an album by a yellow man, this guy won the Grammy for Best New Artist last year!"

Hearing this, Ange couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Is he the yellow guy who sang "Lonely"?"

"You also know "Lonely"? I have good taste. This rap is really good.

I think it won’t be long before he becomes famous in our neighborhood! "

When the boss heard Ange's words, he immediately showed a comrade's look.

He rummaged through the shelves and found a tape, "Five dollars!"

"Fake, Fake! Brothers, this song is sung by the Asian. OMG, this Asian is so awesome! In addition to "Lonely", there are actually other good songs in the album.

Moreover, I heard that there are two other top [-] songs on the radio charts in the album.

Hurry up, everyone who has money, hurry up and get your money. I can guarantee that the price of the tape of this record will definitely increase in the next few days.

If the price goes up, we will definitely make a profit! "

Ange ran out of the video store quickly, and then spoke to Marshall and others in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)