China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 624. Chinese music resounds on the Korean stage for the first time

"OPPA, you've been so busy these past few days."

In FNC Chairman Cao's office, Yoona was lying in Cao Yu's arms. She was so tired that she couldn't move except for her mouth.

She realized once again that she really couldn't handle OPPA's horror on her own.

“It’s quite fulfilling.”

Cao Yu had a very hard time during this period, but he also enjoyed it.

He gently stroked Lin Yuner's smooth and soft skin and smiled, "How are the rehearsals for your new album "The Boys" going?"

"is acceptable."

Lin Yuner didn't want to talk about the album now, and she was embarrassed to ask the president to write songs for Girls' Generation. She whispered, "Last year you promised to celebrate my birthday with me, but you were delayed because of the company's listing. I'm embarrassed to say it. You were not here on my birthday this year. OPPA, can you make up for it?"

"This is OPPA's fault."

Cao Yu also felt a little embarrassed. He had been eating Lin Yoona for more than two years. After all, she was an old lover. He had never celebrated her birthday, which was really wrong.

"It's only once." Lin Yuner said, "I'll have a party at home in a few days. Can you come and join me?"

"No problem at all."

There was no reason for Cao Yu to refuse. It was just a party, wasn't it? As long as the little girl was happy, that was all.

But what kind of gift should I prepare to make it more meaningful?
"OPPA, spend more time with me in the future, okay? I can't even enjoy my meals when you're not around."

"Really? Then why don't you eat me?"

"Hate…"

Lin Yuner blushed and said coquettishly: "It's not fragrant, but I like it..."

As the two were making love, there were a few knocks on the office outside.

"You take a rest, I'll go out and take a look."

Cao Yu got up, put on his clothes, opened the door and found that it was Lee Soo Man.

"President Li, is this about the sales of Seven Flowers' album? Come in and tell me."

“It’s about the album…”

Lee Soo Man nodded and came in. He had just said half a sentence when he heard sporadic sounds of people getting dressed coming from the inner lounge. Although the sound was not loud, it was obvious that there was someone inside.

The president was taking advantage of beautiful women in the group, which was very common in Korea, so Lee Soo Man naturally didn't ask any more questions.

Besides, there are so many girls in the company who want to make progress and are willing to serve the president and show their loyalty to him.

He handed a document to Cao Yu and congratulated him, "President, I didn't expect that the first batch of 100,000 albums from Qiduo would be sold out in just two days. Should we increase the quantity for the second batch?"

Cao Yu took the file and took a look. Sure enough, out of the 100,000 albums, nearly 90,000 copies had been sold. At this rate, they would definitely be sold out in less than a day.

He had already anticipated this situation.

The seven flowers that I created, not to mention An Yuexi and Li Yitong, even Liu Muzi and Ju Jingyi are beauties picked from thousands.

Coupled with the ethereal MVs and dances in their albums, at least there will be many people who like to watch beautiful women who like them.

Besides, isn’t Cao Yu’s reputation as a lyricist and composer worth a hundred thousand albums?

Was it that I sang “Gangnam Style” in vain?

However, he was not dazzled by such sales volume. After all, the Koreans could not understand the songs in the album, and with their level, they could not appreciate the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture.

Once those who like to look at beautiful women have bought it, the album's sales will surely drop.

After pondering for a moment, he smiled and said, "Let's follow the plan and add another 100,000 tickets first. We can't digest the extra ones."

"President, one hundred thousand is too little. It won't be enough to sell in a few days, right?"

Lee Soo-man was somewhat proud of the sales performance over the past two days. Although Chido was created by the chairman, he also contributed a lot to it.

If sales are good, my contribution must be significant.

"listen to me!"

The covers of these albums are all in Korean. If they can’t be sold after they are produced, they will be a waste of money. They are not easy to sell in China.

"Since the president said so, let's do it this way for now. I'll release the audio source online once the second batch of albums starts selling."

Although Lee Soo-man felt that the chairman was a bit too conservative, he still agreed.

It’s just a pity not to take advantage of such a good situation to make some money.

After Lee Soo Man left, Cao Yu shook his head and said with a smile: "I also want to make money, but can you Koreans really accept Chinese culture? Haha"

At this time, Lin Yuner, who had already put on her clothes, came out from the inner room: "OPPA, I'm going to practice, don't forget what we agreed on."

Cao Yu touched Lin Yuner's hair and said, "Remember, go ahead. If you can't dance, ask for leave."

"Ok, I know."

In response to her lover's boyfriend's tenderness, Yoona Lin gave a sweet smile and left feeling moved.

Cao Yu returned to his room and lay on the bed, wondering what birthday present he should give the little girl.

On the third day of the release of "Fallen Flowers", sales began to slow down as expected.

More than 50,000 tickets were sold on the first day, and more than 40,000 on the second day. But on the third day, less than 30,000 tickets were sold, a significant drop.

By the fourth day, sales had almost halved to less than 20,000 copies.

The situation in the music download room is even worse. After two days online, the number of downloads is less than 60,000.

FNC Music Department President Lee Soo-man did not understand this result.

He opened the Seven Flowers fan club he had just created and found that the messages there were almost identical.

"Every one of the seven girls is so pretty, especially the third girl Li Yitong. I love her so much and her dancing is beautiful too. It's a pity that I can't understand what they sing."

“Yeah, the melodies of a few songs are okay, but I don’t understand the meaning of the lyrics.”

"I like Yiduo, but I don't understand the lyrics."

"Qiduo is so pure, I like them too, I don't understand them, but I will support them."

"It's okay to watch the album, at least there are beautiful women, but the sound source without pictures is completely boring to listen to."

“Chinese is so profound. Even if I translate it, I still don’t understand it.”

"I bought the album just to see the beauties."

……

Lee Soo Man finally understood that the chairman had anticipated this and did not blindly add more albums.

"From the current perspective, the album sales are not too bad. It shouldn't be a problem to exceed 200,000 in a week. But with the current number of downloads, can they really get on Music Bank?"

Just as I was worrying, the office phone suddenly rang. It was the person in charge of the KBS Music Bank program calling.

"President Li, please ask the company's Seven Flowers band to prepare and start promoting their song this Friday."

"Thank you, we are ready."

Lee Soo Man agreed verbally but was somewhat confused in his heart. Although the album sales were good, the downloads of the music source were terrible. How could he really be included in Music Bank?

Could it be the president's operation?

If it is true, is his influence in Korea already so great?
After hanging up the phone, Lee Soo-man came to Cao Yu's office.

"President, Music Bank just called and asked Qiduo to prepare for the song launch this Friday."

"Oh, I see."

"But President, their music downloads are average. I'm very confused. Why did Music Bank invite Seven Flowers?"

Lee Soo Man still asked the questions in his mind.

And the audio downloads are not just average, they are pretty bad.

"It's very simple, because their dance is suitable for performance, and KBS and I have a good relationship."

"Oh…"

Lee Soo Man still doesn't understand. Although your Fei'e Video has cooperated with KBS, Music Bank is the number one music platform in Korea after all. Should they give you face?

But soon, he realized a problem and was secretly shocked: "Could it be Samsung? The president and Samsung have a cooperation, but the relationship is already so close, why would Samsung run for this matter?"

"hehe."

Cao Yu did not explain, he stood up and said: "I will go inform Qiduo and the others."

As he walked along the road, Cao Yu smiled secretly in his heart: "Fuzhen is quite capable. It seems that the matter that I asked her to help with has been done."

On the way to Seoul, Cao Yu was also worried that the download performance of several of Qiduo's songs was not very good. In order to ensure that Qiduo could be included in Music Bank, he specifically asked Lee Boo-jin to use the name of Samsung to do some work.

Although I don’t know exactly how Lee Boo-jin did it, I’m still quite satisfied with the result.

Arriving at Qiduo's training room, he announced to the seven girls, "The day after tomorrow, you can go on stage at Music Bank!"

"Wow!"

The seven girls immediately hugged each other and cheered.

During their stay in Korea, they have come to know clearly that there are many music shows in Korea, but the most famous and influential one is Music Bank.

They really didn't expect that their first appearance would be on such a stage.

"Don't get too excited, adjust yourself, and perform well when the time comes." "Yes, President!"

The girls bowed in agreement, and looked at Cao Yu with even more respect than before.

They all knew that Cao Yu had a great influence in China, but they really didn't expect that he was so powerful in South Korea as well.

The girls secretly vowed: "We must perform well and make a name for ourselves in Korea. When we return to our country, we may be able to perform at the New Year's Eve Gala, the Spring Festival Gala, or a variety show."

That's all money!
Just as he was thinking, Cao Yu said, "Do you still remember? Why did I ask you to come here?"

"Remember, let Chinese culture spread throughout the world!"

The girls were startled, then answered in unison.

……

In seven days, even though the Koreans did not understand the meaning of songs like "Fallen Flower Love" and "Koi Copy", Qiduo's album sales still exceeded 200,000. It is expected that within a month's sales period, the results will be around 300,000 copies.

Friday, July 22, Music Bank.

Qiduo's debut performance.

"The agent will take you to visit the seniors in a moment. This is the procedure. Don't be nervous."

In FNC's waiting room, Cao Yu looked at seven nervous girls and encouraged them.

"President, what should we do if our ranking is not good?"

Captain An Yuexi already knew the results of the audio downloads, so she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

In addition, they are also worried that if the Koreans cannot accept their dance and the atmosphere is bad, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?

"Just work hard. Even if the Koreans don't know what we are talking about, we still have China."

Compared with these girls, Cao Yu actually doesn’t care about the ranking. As long as the girls work hard and spread Chinese culture, that’s enough.

"Um"

The seven girls nodded and followed their agent away.

Their order of appearance was arranged in the middle and back. After Cao Yu encouraged Qiduo, he went to the entrance of the stage to see how their opponent would perform this time.

On the stage, a group called MISS A was performing their song "Good Bye Baby".

After that there was another group called 2NE1. Although their album sales were not as good as those of Seven Flowers, the number of music downloads reached over , so naturally they were able to perform on this stage.

After watching six K-POP songs and judging from the Korean and Korean aesthetics, Cao Yu feels that the competitors this time are all strong.

"Qiduo, come on, don't let me down."

Although he didn't care about the ranking, Cao Yu still wanted them to get a better result so that the seven flowers could bloom here.

On stage, the host announced: "This month, a unique group appeared in the music industry. They did not dance to traditional K-POP, but to Chinese style songs and dances."

When he said this, the audience immediately shouted in unison: "SEVEN SENSE! SEVEN SENSE!"

"Yes, seven! Let's applaud and welcome seven beautiful girls!"

Seven people stood in a row, and then the sound of the traditional Chinese musical instrument Guzheng was played for the first time on the most influential stage in Korea.

The dry ice mist on both sides blew out slowly, and in the dreamy mist, seven fluttering long sleeves fluttered gracefully.

Then, to the sound of music, they turned back gracefully, like seven fairies descending from heaven.

There were no cheers, no whistles, but the Koreans, who were used to seeing passionate dancing, were still amazed by the seven flowers!

"A kind of lovesickness, the flowers are drifting and the water is flowing, the two are lonely and lonely in my heart, I dream of the pond, the lights are dim, a cup of bitter wine, just like the falling flowers, when will the love end"

The music and the seven dancers' dancing moves were perfectly coordinated. Their graceful postures and elegant movements made everyone present fall into an atmosphere just like the music.

Hanfu shows off the graceful and beautiful figure of every girl, and coupled with wonderful music, it has a unique beauty.

Although almost no one in the audience could understand the meaning of the lyrics they sang, the dance was really beautiful.

Korean audiences had only seen this kind of performance on TV, but this was the first time they saw Chinese dance on the stage of the music industry.

On the stage, the seven girls performed very seriously, but compared to previous performances, the audience did not cheer like thunder, and it seemed a little too quiet.

“Don’t Korean audiences like us?”

This is what the seven girls think, but they still put in their best effort and performed seriously, just like they did in the practice room.

In the first half of the song, the girls danced very gently, but in the last part, their movements suddenly became more and more explosive.

There is even RAP.

"In this season of falling flowers, I can't see the tears in the corners of my eyes. We were in love, but it has become the past and the past tomorrow. The falling flowers are ruthless, but I can only look at the fire on the river and the falling petals from afar, sighing quietly, the carelessness of the flowing water and the sadness of the falling flowers."

As soon as this rap came out, the originally quiet scene finally burst into cheers.

When the music ended, the girls felt relieved listening to the enthusiastic applause from the audience. The seven people, who were already sweating slightly on their heads, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as there are cheers and applause, that's good.

Although they felt they had performed well on the spot, the girls could only pray that the result wasn't too bad when they left the stage.

There were still three songs to go and the girls did not remove their makeup after they left the stage, waiting for the final result.

After all the performances were over, it was time for the final scoring stage.

Cao Yu, who was standing at the entrance of the stage, suddenly felt a little nervous.

As a young rich man, he hasn't felt this kind of tension for a long time.

All the songs and movies he had handled before basically had performance records to use as reference, so he could basically grasp the results.

He knows whether the two groups, T-ARA and Girls' Generation, can become popular.

But now, he couldn't guarantee whether this kind of Chinese traditional style song could become popular in a foreign country.

Although he asked Lee Boo-jin to help with the operation so that Qiduo could successfully enter this stage, he had no control over the final result.

At this point, all we can do is wait nervously and anxiously for the final results of the scoring by both sides.

"This is the first time that Chinese music has been heard on the Korean music stage. This is a successful step towards fighting against the Korean Wave. It doesn't matter what the results are!"

Cao Yu took a deep breath, comforted himself, calmed down, and looked towards the stage.

The DJ on the stage finished his nonsense speech and announced: "Let's see who will win the first place in Music Bank this week!"

After he finished speaking, the three highest-scoring groups appeared on the big screen on the stage.

The first one is the new song "Hands Up" brought by JYP's boy group 2PM.

The second one is MISS A’s “Good Bye Baby”.

And the third one is Qiduo’s "Fallen Flower Love".

After the three groups came on stage again, the scoreboard kept flashing on the screen.

Most of the male audience members at the scene were shouting "Qiduo".

And the female fans shouted 2PM.

Poor MISS A, although her performance was not bad, her limelight seemed to be taken away by the seven flowers.

Seeing this situation, Cao Yu felt relieved and guessed that the result of tonight might be between the 2PM men and Qiduo.

Amidst all the shouts, the results were finally confirmed, and then Qiduo’s portrait enlarged.

This time, the audience finally erupted in thunderous cheers, which made the eardrums of everyone on the stage hurt.

Seven flowers, debuting first!
What makes Cao Yu even happier is that this happens in Korea!

Although they only had a 60-point advantage over 2PM, the girls succeeded!

The seven girls were stunned at first, some of them could not believe the result.

I originally just hoped that the result wouldn't be too embarrassing, but I didn't expect to get first place.

They almost cried with joy, then they hugged each other tightly with sweet smiles on their faces.

Several handsome boys from 2PM came over with smiles on their faces to congratulate Chido. Even though they lost, they still had to give them enough face.

Who made FNC too strong?

After a brief congratulations, An Yuexi took the microphone from the host.

"Thank you to our friends in South Korea, thank you for your support, and thank you to our beloved president."

An Yuexi only learned these few Korean sentences. She could only switch from Korean to Chinese and said loudly: "We want to let Chinese culture go to the whole world!"

The audience didn't understand and were confused, so the seven girls shouted in unison again using the last sentence of Korean they had learned: "Love you!"

Cheers broke out again, colorful fragments fell from the stage, and the seven girls raised their trophies.

"It's really nice to say something like that on this occasion."

A smile appeared on Cao Yu's face. Just as he was about to walk towards the waiting room, he received a message on his mobile phone.

"Dear, the Chinese group from your company won first place. How are you going to thank me?"

"Fuzhen, was it her who helped?"

After reading the information, Cao Yu was stunned for a moment, then he understood. No wonder Qiduo was able to take the first place. It turned out that in addition to strength, there were some other tricks.

But I already owe Lee Boo-jin two favors...

(End of this chapter)