China Entertainment: Starting from 07 Kuainan

Chapter 159 Silent May

5 month 3 number.

Universal officially announced that Lu Yuan's first English album will be released simultaneously across Asia on May 5.

At the same time, the Asia Tour book signing & meet-and-greet will be launched simultaneously on May 5th.

China - Twelve Stations
Small days - four stops

Little Bangzi - Two stops and four games

Xincheng——/one stop and two shows

Malaysia——/One stop, two games

As soon as the news came out, Asia was shocked.

Universal Music's major media outlets in Xiaori, Xiaobangzi, Xincheng and other places all bought the announcement.

"Asia's Emperor Superstar is Coming!" 》——Asahi Shimbun

"June: Asia's King Lu Yuan Lands with New Album" - South Korea Daily

"International Little King Lu Yuan starts autograph signing around Asia!" 》—— Metro Daily

On the day the news was announced, Lu Yuan and Zeng Li returned to China in a low-key manner. This time, there was no airport pick-up and no reporters to take photos.

Because Lu Yuan did not take a personal flight, but chose a chartered flight.

In his past life, this is the first time in his life that Boss Lu has enjoyed the privilege of traveling alone on a chartered plane.

It's a pity that this is a business jet, not a private jet. Otherwise, Lu Yuan would have studied the art of high-altitude flying with his girlfriend.

5 month 6 number.

After resting for two days, Lu Yuan returned to his busy schedule. However, Xiao Mao discovered something keenly.

Brother Yuan seemed to be in a bad mood, exuding a kind of low pressure.

Xiaomao didn't dare to ask for the specific reason.

Although Lu Yuan's way of getting along with her has not changed, with the improvement of Lu Yuan's status, Xiao Mao no longer dares to make jokes like before.

Lu Yuan also discovered this, but he was really not in the mood right now.

The closer that day came, the heavier his heart became.

5 month 8 number.

The new issue of the Billboard chart has been announced.

"Not Afraid" continues to hold the top spot on the singles chart, while "Counting Stars" lost its runner-up position this week, slipping to fourth place.

Eagle Country Supergirl's single ranked second, and rapper Lil Wayne's single "Lollipop" ranked third.

"Hall Of Fame" and "Natural" have slipped slightly in the rankings, with the former slipping to tenth and the latter sitting at 17th.

"Unstoppable" landed in the top ten, ranking ninth. This is also Lu Yuan's fourth top ten hit single on the Billboard singles chart.

In the top 200 album list, Sister Niu's new album continues to sell well, with sales of more than 28 in a single week, ranking first.

Lu Yuan ranked second with sales of 23+.

The media have forwarded the new list and made comments. However, Lu Yuan himself does not care much about the change of the list.

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6 month 10 number.

Lu Yuan, who had disappeared for nearly a month, finally appeared again. Compared with a month ago, Lu Yuan's whole body was obviously darker by several shades and he was also two times thinner.

Although Lu Yuan disappeared for a long time and all previously arranged itineraries were postponed, both the media and the public can understand.

He personally went to the front lines of the disaster area and participated in many charity performances. He personally donated millions, and his subsidiary Xingchen Media donated nearly [-] million.

In addition to donating money and materials, Lu Yuan also jointly established an education subsidy fund with the local government, which is supervised by local officials.

Although the size of the subsidy fund has not been specifically disclosed, local officials have disclosed that the size of the fund is not small, and new funds are accounted for every year.

(This plot is not easy to write, so I’ll just briefly mention it)

Magic City.

Green Lake Court.

After returning home, Lu Yuan lay down on the bed and went to sleep. When he woke up, it was still dark outside.

"you're awake?"

Hearing the movement from the bed, Zeng Li turned his chair and looked gently at the little man who had just woken up. "How long have I been asleep?"

Lu Yuan rubbed his sore body and slept, but felt even more tired.

"Ten hours."

Zeng Li put down the book in his hand, stood up and said, "Please wait a moment. I'll heat up the porridge. It'll be fine in a while."

In the next few days, Lu Yuan took a big vacation for himself. For five consecutive days, he didn't go anywhere and stayed at home with Li Zi.

My phone is not turned on either, I just check my email every night.

The long vacation was over, Lu Yuan packed up his mood and set off again.

He had to continue the journey that he had stopped before. During his vacation, he and Universal also reconfirmed the album release date.

On June 6, it will be released simultaneously across Asia.

The promotion schedule is still in accordance with the previously scheduled itinerary, first China, then Xiaoli, Xiaobangzi, Xincheng, and Malaysia.

It is expected to take a month.

Time is tight and the task is heavy, so there is no room for delay.

In the past month, "Not Afraid" achieved four consecutive championships. However, in the latest issue of the list, the road to consecutive championships was ended by Lil Wayne's single "Lollipop".

The trend in the album chart was No. [-], No. [-], No. [-], No. [-], and then Usher's new album "Here I Stand" ended the three consecutive rankings.

In its first week of release, Usher's album debuted at number one with sales of 43 copies. The album also became the third highest-selling album in a single week in 3000.

The first is Lu Yuan’s 46.

Second is Sister Niu’s 46 photos in a single week.

As of this week, Lu Yuan's first English album has been on the market for 11 weeks, with cumulative sales of 180 million+, which is amazing.

Converted into dollar value, the cumulative sales amount reached 2338 million U.S. dollars.

Converted to RMB, the total amount is 1.62 million.

According to the previous contract signed with Universal, Lu Yuan can receive a pre-tax income of 4900 million+, and this is only the result of more than two months after the album was released.

And only in North America.

In addition, with album sales of 180 million+, based on last year's data, Lu Yuan has almost locked into the top ten best-selling albums of the year in advance.

Last year, the No. 10 best-selling album of the year in North America was Linkin Park's new album "Minutes To Midnight", with cumulative sales of 185 million+.

Although Lu Yuan's data is lower than Linkin Park's, there is still nearly half a year until the end of the year. If Lu Yuan's solo album can maintain the current trend, it is not impossible to get a glimpse of the number one sales list in the year.

Affected by the wave of digital music, only one album in the United States exceeded 300 million last year.

"America Idol" No. 4 Chris Doatley formed a rock band. The band's first album was released and sold 320 million+ in the whole year.

With data of 320 million+, it was also the sales champion in North America in 07.

In other words, as long as Lu Yuan maintains sales of 20+ in a single month, the sales volume of his first solo album will exceed 300 million.

Given the current sales environment of the record industry, if an album can sell 300 million copies, even if it is not number one, it is guaranteed to be in the top two or three.

20 in a single month and 5 in a single week does not seem to be difficult. After all, Lu Yuan has never sold less than 5 in a single week since he released his album.

But the long tail effect also has a bottleneck period.

Sales exceeding [-] per week for several months are something only those who specialize in can do.

Coincidentally.

Lu Yuan's first album seems to barely meet this standard.

There is not a single song on this album that is half-heartedly produced.

Most fans who bought the album because of the single are often pleasantly surprised.

So many treasures!

This song is nice.

That song seems pretty good too.

Therefore, many music critics have predicted that "Lucas·LU" is likely to be the first album in the North American music scene to have sales exceeding 300 million this year.

Compared with the Hot [-] singles chart, the album chart has a higher gold content.

Album sales can better judge the quality of an album.

The sales figures are not deceptive, they are piles of real money.

(End of this chapter)