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Chapter 477: Soaring Album Sales

After the impromptu performance of "Pretender", several guests of "Jam" played several Japanese songs together.

This time, Su Zhe, as a partner, did not make any preparations in advance, but he also performed very well.

Especially his ability in playing musical instruments, which is almost all at master level, always adding charm to the songs and making professional musicians admire him.

Even when a Japanese musician took out the traditional Japanese musical instrument - Shakuhachi, Su Zhe was able to play it better than him, which really shocked everyone.

This is of course due to the system's capabilities, but for the sake of explanation, Su Zhe simply said:
"The Shakuhachi originated from the Tang Dynasty in the East and is a traditional Chinese musical instrument..."

All the guests and the audience dreamed back to "National Glory" and once again saw the "big bad guy" who always picked up the pride of Japan to remind them:
"This is what the Tang Dynasty taught you."

“This is from the Tang Dynasty.”

"Hua Xia is the teacher."

Everyone: No fuck said.

Su Zhe cooperated well with the other guests, so he restrained his aggression and praised Dongying:

"The shakuhachi has been lost in China for a thousand years (lost after the Yuan Dynasty). Japanese shakuhachi players felt it was a pity, so some friendly people brought it back to China. Since then, the sound of the prosperous Tang Dynasty has sounded again in China."

In terms of inheritance, the Japanese are indeed more open than the Koreans.

Not to mention the lost Chinese heritage, even if it wasn't lost, the Koreans would be eager to snatch it all away and forcibly apply for world heritage status.

Even the English translation of the Spring Festival has always been Chinese-New-Year (Chinese New Year), which has long been a convention internationally.

But the Koreans and monkeys tried hard to de-Sinicize themselves and mobilized public opinion to change the calendar to Lunar-New-Year.

In this regard, Japan has done a good job. Not only does it acknowledge that its culture is inherited from China, but when it sees some of China's lost intangible cultural heritage (it is normal for some of it to be lost), it also helps us restore the heritage.

Even the banned books of the Qing Dynasty, such as "Ten Days in Yangzhou" and "A Brief Account of the Jiading Massacre", have been preserved in Japan, which can help us prove that bloody history.

(But it’s not what the marketing accounts say. It’s all thanks to Japan that we know about the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading. These banned books and history have always been preserved among the people, and even in the face of literary inquisition, they have been passed down with difficulty.)
Su Zhe is also very open-minded. He thinks the Japanese are not human beings, so he should hate them and scold them as he sees fit.

But he also expressed his gratitude for what was done well.

This made the guests and audience present very happy——

Those bribed public intellectuals praising Japan is nothing, they are just dogs that you pay to feed;
But when Su Zhe praised Japan, they felt very proud.

In addition to the musical instruments, what is even more exaggerated is that once Su Zhe starts singing a song, even if it is just the harmony, he can steal the show and dominate everyone's attention by focusing on his voice.

What is a cover song that kills the singer? He is it.

Su Zhe's charm was fully displayed, and after one episode, he almost conquered all the guests and audiences present.

At the end of "Jam", the audience burst into applause and fans kept shouting "Brother".

The program team couldn't help but comment:
"Su Zhe is so charming. Once the show is aired, his reputation will be reversed."

"Even if he didn't flatter Japan, but instead stood up straight and upheld the pride of China?"

"In fact, who would like a person who hates his motherland? Even if I don't like China, I still appreciate a patriotic Chinese."

As the program team expected, "Jam" was soon aired, and "Pretender" became famous overnight, immediately causing a huge sensation.

An impartial musician commented seriously:

[Melody, lyrics, arrangement, singing and performance, all are impeccable, every part is top-notch! ]

[I have never seen such a beautiful feeling of reluctance to part. The lyrics "君は綺麗だ" expresses the inner conflict when parting in a unique and vivid way. 】

[I was completely fascinated by the way the lyrics dealt with "goodbye", it was such a powerful way. 】

These comments are normal. After all, "Pretender" received considerable praise in Japan in its previous life, received high reviews, and won many awards.

But in this world's Japan, even if Su Zhe's playing and singing skills are stronger, and the final presentation of the song slightly surpasses the original version, he is destined not to receive so many praises.

Because Su Zhe is Chinese.

This is very normal. Even if they make the same achievements, there are few places in the world where foreigners are evaluated higher than local people.

Of course there are exceptions - in some places, foreign works come with a score of +1, while domestic works come with a score of -1.

But unfortunately, China cannot enjoy this treatment in Japan for the time being.

Thus, among professionals, there are also some mediocre and derogatory comments.

Some people even belittled Su Zhe and "Pretender" as worthless.

Su Zhe ignored them, but he had the Japanese sugar cane to protect him and defend him.

A war of words began on the Internet, with endless debate over "Pretender".

This in turn contributed to the popularity of the song, and unlike the arguing professionals, the public gave the song almost full marks.

Unlike "high" art, which is controlled by the "cultural elite", popular art is still viewed by the general public.

No matter how professional the language used by professionals to criticize Su Zhe is, Japanese music fans like it, and this is the right thing to do.

On the other hand, if someone is praised wildly but does not have a single song that is well-known, and insists on being the king of the music industry and uses weird actions to pretend to be talented, it is nothing more than the king's new clothes.

Therefore, "Pretender" is still very popular, which makes Su Zhe's new album also highly anticipated.

It’s just that the public rarely uses professional terms to judge, except for using “good-sounding” or “bad-sounding”.

But compared to the song, Su Zhe received more praise.

Even non-professional netizens can see Su Zhe's professionalism:
[Su Zhe's talent is hard to conceal, it's amazing!] [I can't imagine that the melancholy piano prince and the invincible god of war are the same person!]

[So charming, Su Zhe is full of secrets, I like him so much. 】

[Don't criticize me. Who can blame Japan for not having a celebrity idol that can compare to Su Zhe? ]

[You can’t blame the Japanese stars. There are only two kinds of stars in the world, one is Su Zhe, and the other is everyone else.]

【Three, and one is MJ. 】

Someone mentioned MJ, who may be the most popular foreign singer in Japan.

Although he has passed away, his influence in Japan is still terrifying.

After all, he is the king of pop. Even in China, which was relatively closed at the time, there were many MJ fans, not to mention in Japan.

Su Zhe's musical achievements are far from being comparable to MJ's, let alone his international fame.

But if we only look at the Eastern world, Su Zhe's fans and achievements are not worse than his, and have even surpassed him.

Not to mention Chinese fans, even Japanese fans say:

[Su Zhe knows kendo, Go, creates Chinese style, and is proficient in traditional musical instruments. He is the king of pop that is more suitable for the East! ]

[I have never seen MJ at his peak. In my opinion, Su Zhe is the best idol.]

[Su Zhe is the superstar of the Eastern world! ]

Su Zhe didn't expect that his Japanese fans would be so high-profile that they would even pull MJ down for him.

I have to say, this is a bit unpopular.

But when Su Zhe's album was released while it was hot, it left everyone speechless.

50 million, 100 million, 150 million...

The album "とても綺麗だ", whose Chinese name means "extraordinary", has received really great response, and its sales volume has almost skyrocketed, breaking sales records.

In addition to the support from Japanese fans, of course, the support from domestic fans is also indispensable.

Su Zhe usually doesn't take advantage of his fans by buying endorsements, magazines, or other random stuff.

Even the movies don’t need much support, they can make billions at the box office just by word of mouth, and there is no need for fans to resort to methods such as boosting the box office or locking in theaters.

This results in fans having too much purchasing power, which can only be used to purchase albums.

Previously, when Su Zhe released a Cantonese album, it set the most terrifying Cantonese album sales record in recent years because of the support of domestic fans.

Nowadays, even if it is a Japanese album, they still buy it.

After the Chinese album sales exploded, sales in Japan remained steady and remained at the top of the Billboard charts for a long time.

Because the songs in the album, except "Pretender", have also gradually started to be promoted on the Internet.

Japanese fans discovered that there is not a single weak song in Su Zhe’s Japanese album; all of them can be used as hit songs!
[There are 12 songs in one album, plus the previous "lemon", every Japanese song by Su Zhe is so excellent! ]

[Each song is a masterpiece, it's like a collection of the best. Isn't Su Zhe's creative ability too strong? ]

Huaxia fans immediately explained proudly:
[This is Su Zhe's ability. Every song in his album is a hit song.]

[Su Zhe's albums never include mediocre songs.]

Japanese audiences have gradually become accustomed to this kind of conscientious album, and people continue to buy it.

This led to the sales of "とても涺丽だ" gradually exceeding 180 million.

This broke the sales record of MJ's best-selling album "Thriller" in Japan (180 million), becoming a new peak for foreign male singers in the Japanese market.

Japan is speechless.

China celebrates.

There are even self-media that use exaggerated headlines to write:
"Su Zhe surpasses MJ, album sales top in Japan!"

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not a clickbait title.

It’s the truth!
This hot topic has not yet been fully discussed, and there is new news immediately -

The sales of "とても涺丽だ" have exceeded 220 million again!

This surpasses the sales record of Mariah Carey's "Daydream" in Japan!
Sister Niu is the third best-selling female singer in the world, and the best-selling European and American singer in Asia. She is number one in Japan and South Korea, even surpassing MJ.

In addition to the compilation album (Niu Jie's compilation album sold 280 million copies), Su Zhe became the foreign singer with the highest album sales in Japan!

This news is even more explosive!
The fewer qualifiers, the better.

Nowadays, apart from local singers, Su Zhe is the best singer in Japan.

He still has some gap in cumulative album sales and cannot become the longest river, but in terms of height, he is already the highest mountain.

Japanese fans were shocked to see Su Zhe surpass those extremely dazzling names one by one.

And Chinese netizens are even more excited:
[How many years, how many years has it been! There has been no successful star who has gone out and become extremely popular? ]

But this is not the end.

(End of this chapter)